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IPC Governing Board meeting discusses changes to Classification Code

  • Paralympics

By Gary AndersonThe Governing Board of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has met at the organisation's headquarters in Bonn, where a number of issues were discussed, including the release of a revised draft of its Classification Code for another round of consultation.

the IPC Annual Report, the IPC Anti-Doping Code, and amended rules for four IPC sports - ice sledge hockey



Australian Olympians to mentor Nanjing 2014 Youth Games athletes

  • Nanjing 2014

By Emily GoddardMore than 60 Australian Olympians, including London 2012 canoe sprint champion David Smith, are to mentor their young compatriots competing at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today to coincide with Olympic Day, will see the likes of Smith, hockey

Beijing 2008 medallist and coach Guest, who will look after competitors such as Nathanael Stewart on the hockey



FIH President Negre rules out future joint men's and women's World Cups

  • Hockey

By Emily GoddardLeandro Negre, President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), has ruled out

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJune 2014: Ciriello hat-trick helps Australia's men beat Dutch hosts at Hockey

finalJune 2014: Lammers signs off with a goal as Dutch women maintain nation's World Cup fever with hockey

gold June 2014: Australia and The Netherlands dominating Hockey World CupApril 2014: Hockey World Cup

stadium opens in The HagueNovember 2013: England and India to host 2018 Hockey World Cup


Bollywood star sponsors shooters for Commonwealth and Asian Games

  • Shooting

By Emily GoddardBollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is sponsoring the training and coaching of two shooting athletes for this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow the Asian Games in Incheon.

Maribor.India is sending 121 athletes to compete in the six sports of swimming, athletics, boxing, hockey



Special film released by IPC to mark three months since Sochi 2014

  • Sochi 2014 Paralympics

By Nick ButlerA short film entitled "Sochi 2014 - Breaking Down Barriers" has been launched by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to mark three months since the conclusion of the Games. 

events take place in total across the five sports of Alpine and Nordic skiing, biathlon, ice sledge hockey

things completely their own way, however, as they were defeated 1-0 by the US in a thrilling ice sledge hockey

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesApril 2014: Russia's ice sledge hockey

squad voted Best Team of Sochi 2014 ParalympicsApril 2014: Curlers, Nordic skiers and ice sledge hockey


Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre officially opened after £30 million revamp

  • London 2012

By Gary AndersonThe Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre has been officially opened today, latest London

Games and has been transformed into a dual-use facility featuring two international standard floodlit hockey

pitches as well as six outdoor and four indoor tennis courts.England hockey internationals Tom Carson

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre provides top class facilities for the next generation of hockey and

From cycling and BMX, to swimming and diving, hockey and tennis and many other sports besides, this is

teams," said England Hockey chief executive Sally Munday."


Sochi 2014 Olympic Village to host World Chess Championship tournament

  • Sochi 2014

By Nick ButlerAnother major sporting event will be held in Sochi this year following the announcement the World Chess Championship rematch between Norway's Magnus Carlsen and India's Viswanathan Anand will take place in the Olympic host city in November.

in Sochi and playing at either the Bolshoy Ice Dome or Shayba Arena will be added to the Kontinental Hockey

Formula One race "not in doubt" as Ukraine crisis sparks cancellation fearMay 2014: Sochi-based ice hockey


Olympic flag rings up one hundred years

  • Olympics

By David OwenOne of the best-known symbols in marketing, let alone world sport, reaches an important milestone this week.

request of various countries, to the inclusion of the following new events: archery, rugby football, hockey

and ice hockey."


FIH apologises to England after protest over Argentina's "extra man" in Hockey World Cup bronze medal

  • Hockey

By Mike RowbottomThe international hockey federation (FIH) was forced to make an embarrassing apology

to England's men's team in the wake of their 2-0 defeat in the bronze medal match at the Rabobank Hockey

Argentina also offered its "sincere apologies for this unintentional and unfortunate incident".England Hockey

extra man for almost two and a half minutes of the second half ©AFP/Getty ImagesIn response, England Hockey

goldJune 2014: The Netherlands and Australia double bill confirmed in Hockey World Cup finalsJune 2014

: Dutch men's semi-final at Hockey World Cup brought forward to avoid World Cup football gameMay 2014

Hockey World Cup Opening Ceremony graced by King Willem-Alexander


Ciriello hat-trick helps Australia's men beat Dutch hosts at Hockey World Cup final

  • Hockey

Ciriello scored a hat-trick as his side inflicted a 6-1 defeat on host nation The Netherlands to win the Hockey

"We have played really great hockey throughout the tournament," said Dwyer.

"It's the best hockey I think we have ever played."

goldJune 2014: The Netherlands and Australia double bill confirmed in Hockey World Cup finalsJune 2014

: Dutch men's semi-final at Hockey World Cup brought forward to avoid World Cup football game May 2014

Hockey World Cup Opening Ceremony graced by King Willem-Alexander


Lammers signs off with a goal as Dutch women maintain nation's World Cup fever with hockey gold

  • Hockey

champions Spain, Dutch sporting followers were able to acclaim another World Cup victory as their women's hockey

@insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJune 2014: The Netherlands and Australia double bill confirmed in Hockey

World Cup finalsJune 2014: Aymar's injury hampers Argentina as The Netherlands' women earn Hockey World

Cup final place against AustraliaJune 2014: Dutch men's semi-final at Hockey World Cup brought forward

to avoid World Cup football gameJune 2014: Australia and The Netherlands dominating Hockey World CupJune

2014: Argentina women set pace at Hockey World Cup but suffer Aymar injury worry


The Netherlands and Australia double bill confirmed in Hockey World Cup finals

  • Hockey

Mink Van Weerden earned the Dutch men's team victory over England and a place in Sunday's Rabobank Hockey

Lammers said he hoped Australia would be the opponents in the final - "because they also play attacking hockey

semi-final qualifying place thanks to a goal in the final four minutes.Australia produced attacking hockey

World Cup final place against AustraliaJune 2014: Dutch men's semi-final at Hockey World Cup brought

forward to avoid World Cup football gameJune 2014: Australia and The Netherlands dominating Hockey World

CupJune 2014: Argentina women set pace at Hockey World Cup but suffer Aymar injury worryJune 2014: Hockey