OsborneItaly have secured victory in the inaugural International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

topped European Championship silver medallists Czech Republic, hosts Germany and former ice sledge hockey

3-1 victors over the Czech Republic.The two teams are due meet again at the the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

Germany.They complete the hat-trick of wins with a 7-2 thrashing of Sweden, who won the ice sledge hockey

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Langenhagen, Germany, tomorrow in an inaugural International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

order to formalise a competition calendar.It will see nations from both the A and B pools of ice sledge hockey

with European champions Italy versus Czech Republic, who will both feature at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

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has been announced as the host venue for next year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Sledge Hockey

Sweden has hosted IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships on two previous occasions, in Nynäshamn in 1996

We are of course delighted that they have been given the opportunity to arrange the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

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By Daniel EtchellsPlans to create a new area in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, known as Mandeville Place, have been unveiled in celebration of the hugely successful London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Paralympic events, including the upcoming National Exhibition Centre Wheelchair Tennis Masters at Lee Valley Hockey

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By Daniel EtchellsThe 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein will begin in exactly 100 days, as the organisers enter the final stage of preparations.

disciplines of biathlon, Alpine skiing, snowboard, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, ice hockey

host the biathlon, and the tribunes in the Aktivpark Montafon and the Montafon Nordic, venues for ice hockey

Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein are involved in the organisation process.Members of the Dornbirner Bulldogs ice hockey

By Daniel EtchellsNarinder Batra has been elected unopposed as President of Hockey India for a four-year

They will now be responsible for taking ahead the legacy of hockey in India."

Sarbananda Sonowal, Indian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, said the men's hockey team had made

the country proud ©Getty ImagesEarlier this month, India won its first Asian Games hockey gold medal

I would like to congratulate HI and the Indian men's hockey team for making the country proud at the

achievement is a positive sign of a new beginning of hockey in India."

By Daniel Etchells at Admiralty House in LondonGreg Nugent, co-founder of the London 2012 Olympic legacy charity Join In, believes that new research carried out into the value of volunteering in sport shows that the sector plays a fundamental part in society and the economy.

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From all the hours I spent on the judo mat, on the hockey pitch, on the tennis court, I know what it

Gallenkirch-Garfrescha which will host figure skating, ice hockey, snowboarding and the Alpine skiing

By Daniel Etchells in the Montafon Valley in VorarlbergPhilipp Groborsch, chief executive of the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), claims his familiarity with the capabilities of the Organising Committee has played a crucial part in the successful preparation of the Festival here and in Liechtenstein.

said the intended concept for the Festival was to renovate existing infrastructure, such as the ice hockey

By Nick ButlerMore than 100,000 young people across 168 schools in and around Rio de Janeiro have benefited from the Rio 2016 Education Programme, it has been claimed, with sports participation and the "Olympic and Paralympic values" two key areas of focus.

received training on how to teach various sports, including archery, athletics, badminton, fencing and hockey

Hockey has been one sport introduced to pupils as part of the Rio 2016 Education Programme ©Rio 2016/

teaching materials that have been used by various schools to incorporate new sports, such as rugby and hockey

By Nick ButlerA new Federal funding programme worth RUB73.9 billion (£1.1 billion/$1.8 billion/€1.4 billion) is to be be introduced to further develop physical education and sports in the world's largest country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced.

school-level sport competitions in the most popular disciplines, such as basketball, football, ice hockey

By Daniel Etchells in the Montafon Valley in VorarlbergPeter Mennel, chairman of the Board for the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), has admitted there are concerns among the National Olympic Committees (NOC) regarding the length of athletes' travel times to and from the venues in Liechtenstein, co-hosts of the event with Austria.

They don't have any ice halls so it's impossible to hold figure skating or ice hockey there."

By Zjan ShirinianCanadian ice sledge hockey player Benoit St-Amand has announced his retirement, just

St-Amand won Paralympic gold at Turin 2006 and twice claimed the International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey

Championship in 2008 and 2013, securing bronze in 2009 and 2012.He has also won three World Sledge Hockey

Canada's vice-president of hockey operations and national teams, Scott Salmond.

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By Daniel Etchells in the Montafon Valley, AustriaPreparations for the 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) are set to take a significant step forward as representatives from 36 of the 46 participating National Olympic Committees (NOC) gather here for the seminar of the technical delegates and Chefs de Mission.

The sports programme consists of Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country, figure skating, ice hockey,