Former Sports Minister Sir Hugh Robertson is expected to be elected as vice-chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), insidethegames has been told.

President and BOA chairman Sebastian Coe ©Getty ImagesRichard Leman, the President of Great Britain Hockey

Lillehammer 2016 have held a Chefs de Mission seminar ahead of next year’s Winter Youth Olympic Games, which take place in the Norwegian town from February 12 to 21.

Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic medal design competitionJune 2015: Norwegian snowboarder and ice hockey

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) will submit a bid to have Para-bobsleigh and Para-skeleton included on the Winter Paralympic Games Programme at Beijing 2022, insidethegames has been told.

on the Programme for Pyeongchang 2018 – Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey

Italy’s Gregory Leperdi has called upon Europe’s ice sledge hockey teams to focus their efforts on developing

The last European team to secure gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

sport.Italy are currently preparing to welcome Canada, South Korea and Norway for a new ice sledge hockey

World ChampionshipsMay 2015: Canada and United States set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships final

showdownApril 2015: Germany and Italy to battle for fifth-place in IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships

A-PoolApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship semi-final with Canada

Marcel Aubut has formally resigned as President of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) today after several more allegations of sexual harassment were made against him.

permanently the following year.He is also a former President and owner of the Quebec Nordiques ice hockey

Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation (WCF) have revealed the 2017 World Mixed Doubles and Senior Championships are set to be held in Lethbridge, Alberta, between April 22 and 29.

the facility which is due to open next September and will boast a 10-sheet curling rink and two ice hockey

The United States’ National Wrestling Hall of Fame has appointed Jack Carnefix as its new operations manager, responsible for overseeing the organisation’s programming.

Pueblo, Colorado as well as 10 years as the senior vice-president of communications for the East Coast Hockey

Jack clearly has experience providing major league service to minor league teams in baseball, hockey

The application process for sports to be included at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing has been opened today by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey

Marcel Aubut has stepped down as President of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for the duration of a sexual harassment investigation which has been opened against him.

permanently the following year.He is also a former President and owner of the Quebec Nordiques ice hockey

It might just be the ultimate golden ticket for the sports shortlisted as potential additions to the programme for Tokyo 2020. New rules brought in by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Agenda 2020 reform process allow each Organising Committee “to make a proposal for the inclusion of one or more additional events on the programme for that edition of the Olympic Games".

, the London Organising Committee for the 1948 Games received requests for inclusion from women’s hockey

rackets and jeu de paume, similar to real tennis, at Queen’s Club in West London and finished with hockey

early years , team sports were the traditional Anglo-Saxon games such as football, rugby union and hockey

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have revealed their shortlist for the 2015 Paralympic Sports Awards, which are due to recognise the achievements of several of the athletes from the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

best team award after their 8-3 win over Russia saw them claim gold, while the American ice sledge hockey

The schedule for the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) women's World League Final has been confirmed

, was built to host the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup before later being used to stage the 2012 women

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2015: Home nation Ireland claim Hockey World League Round 2 title March 2015: Hosts Ireland to face

Canada in Dublin Hockey World League 2 final

Sixteen players have been included on Women’s Sledge Hockey of Canada’s squad to represent the country

members of the team which claimed a silver medal at the 2014 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Hockey

be used as alternates throughout the season.Related storiesMay 2015: United States claim Ice Sledge Hockey

World ChampionshipsMay 2015: Canada and United States set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships final

showdownApril 2015: Germany and Italy to battle for fifth-place in IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships

A-PoolApril 2015: Russia fight back to set up IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship semi-final with Canada

Discussions on adding new sports to the programme for Durban 2022 are due to begin in the next fortnight and be concluded by the beginning of next year, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has told insidethegames.

the bid: consisting of aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, hockey

A next step in modern pentathlon's pursuit of a place on the Paralympic programme has taken place with a landmark exhibition event in Buenos Aires, consisting of the three disciplines of fencing, shooting and cross-country running.

Paralympic Committee (IPC) in July 2014, sitting alongside bobsleigh, powerchair football, handball, hockey