Masahiro Hashimoto, Mayor of the Japanese city of Sakai, has received the Order of Honour from the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) for the hosting of its athletes and officials in a pre-Tokyo 2020 Olympics training camp last year.

We had many athletes from various sports such as the men's and women's hockey teams, the men's handball

unfavourable conditions that had to be overcome.The silver medal-winning success of Argentina's women's hockey

Hashimoto added that, having hosted the hockey delegation among others, the success of the Argentine

team and that is why they fervently told me to build a hockey field.

that made everyone in Sakai very happy, and from now on, we would like to train Sakai children to play hockey

A total of 31 sportsmen and women attended the annual engagement workshop organised by the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) Athletes' Commission in Lusaka.

Representatives of judo, hockey, football, weightlifting, swimming, boxing, skateboarding, taekwondo,

The Gymnasts for Change group in Canada has hailed the release of a documentary today detailing abuses that have taken place within the sport in recent years.

Canadian sport have come to light in recent months and representatives from bobsleigh, boxing, ice hockey

New International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram has vowed to use waterless pitches at

before moving into the 11-a-side format of the game at Pro League matches.The 2026 Women’s and Men’s Hockey

tournament will be played on this surface, then step by step in 2024 we will start introducing it to hockey

Speaking prior to the Presidential election, Ikram’s rival Marc Coudron criticised water-based hockey

The new constitution proposed for Indian Olympic Association (IOA) - which would allow anyone to run for the Presidency - has been lauded as a "watershed moment" by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Nita Ambani.

but has since departed.Batra stood down as IOA leader in July, also leaving his post as International Hockey

February 2024 remains the target for the National Hockey League (NHL) to stage the next World Cup of

Hockey, but officials have conceded there are factors complicating their plans.

A World Cup of Hockey has not been held since 2016 and whether or not it goes ahead could impact the

the next Winter Olympics.NHL players missed both Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022.The World Cup of Hockey

States.NHL players have not played at the Olympics since Sochi 2014 ©Getty ImagesThe International Ice Hockey

national teams from its competitions.It has not been involved in previous editions of the World Cup of Hockey

game".No agreement on IIHF involvement has yet been reached and the NHL is insistent the World Cup of Hockey

Pakistan’s Tayyab Ikram has become the new head of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) after defeating

The Asian Hockey Federation chief executive beat his Belgian rival 79-47 in the virtual FIH Congress.The

International Amateur Boxing Association from 1986 to 2006.It is the second time that former Royal Belgian Hockey

should stop acting as IOA President in a case related to his controversial position as life member at Hockey

stressed his determination to take the FIH in a "new direction" as they look to continue to grow the hockey

The Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV) Executive Committee has decided that it wishes for the country to be known as Czechia instead of Czech Republic by the international sporting community.

that can be implemented in a few weeks," Kumpošt said.Currently the Czech national basketball and ice hockey

Cheers of joy erupted from the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Organising Committee as the Flame of Peace was lit here at the Museum of the Ara Pacis, signifying the beginning of the Torch Relay for the next Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

venues are not actually in Italy.The Eissportarena in Austria's Spittal an der Drau is due to stage ice hockey

independent report has called for a "fundamental rethink" in the approach to recruiting directors to Hockey

members of Canada's junior national team in 2018.In some instances, cases were settled using money from Hockey

resignation of the organisation’s chief executive and President Scott Smith, as well as the entire Hockey

independent at the time of election.The independent report was commissioned after revelations that Hockey

position reporting to the chief executive.It also calls for the appointment of a vice-president of hockey

be maintained, but those that have "lost their relevance" should be disbanded or restructured.A new Hockey

The Netherlands and Belgium have won the right to stage combined Hockey World Cups in 2026.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board opted today to take the event to Dutch venue

and Hockey Wales were proposing to play the final at the 62,000-seat Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on a

drop-in pitch and wanted to use four non-hockey venues as opposed to traditional homes of the sport.Belgium

has never staged a Hockey World Cup before.The men's event has thrice taken place on Dutch soil and

Association and an ex-international player, is running against Asian Hockey Federation chief executive

India's Supreme Court has set December 10 as the date for crucial Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections.

but has since departed.Batra stood down as IOA leader in July, also leaving his post as International Hockey

The ParaTough Cup, primary fundraiser for the Paralympic Foundation of Canada, has held its first event since early 2020 and raised more than CAD 70,000 (£45,000/$51,000/€52,000) for people with a disability who want to participate in sport at all levels.

be a high-performance Para athlete.”Llanes herself capitalised on an opportunity to try out Para ice hockey

A host of Olympic medallists including Serena Williams, Sidney Crosby, Diana Taurasi and Kanoa Igarashi have been announced as investors in technology-focused sports company TMRW Sports.

the investor list, along with Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner, who is American.Canadian ice hockey

The World Curling Federation (WCF), International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), and International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) have received full membership fees from their respective Russian National Federations despite the country's athletes being banned by the trio.

membership fees," said a WCF spokesperson, according to TASS.The trio have joined the International Ice Hockey