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BT lends support to British ice sledge hockey team

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Paul OsborneOctober 10 - The British ice sledge hockey team's bid to qualify for the Sochi 2014 Winter

Stephens was part of the last British sledge hockey team to qualified for the Paralympics, at Turin in

track and field, competing in the javelin at London 2012, but makes a welcome return to the sledge hockey

When we heard about the help that the British Sledge Hockey Association needed, we were happy to help

".BT's partnership with the British ice sledge hockey team has led them to become an "Official Supporter

qualification following Germany test September 2013: Gold medal winning US ice sledge hockey captain


Top Indian athletes prepare to welcome Queen's Baton as begins marathon international journey

  • Glasgow 2014

By Duncan MackayOctober 10 - Some of India's top athletes will greet the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton when it arrives tomorrow in New Delhi, the first international stop on a worldwide tour before it arrives back in Scotland. 

Dhyanchand National Stadium, venue for the first ever Asian Games in 1951 and host of the 2010 men's hockey


Toronto to host 2013 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Gary AndersonOctober 10 - This year's World Sledge Hockey Challenge will see reigning champions

next year.Reigning Paralympic champions the US will be hoping to leave Toronto with the World Sledge Hockey

the score against the US in the final of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Sledge Hockey

The World Sledge Hockey Challenge is one of the biggest events in our sport, and it's sure to be a great

The US will looking to make it two-in-a-row at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Toronto

sledge hockey's Ones to Watch named for Sochi 2014September 2013: Gold medal winning US ice sledge hockey


Hockey Canada launch jerseys for Sochi 2014

  • Ice Hockey

By Duncan Mackay in TorontoOctober 8 - Hockey Canada today officially unveiled its jerseys for next

white and alternate black uniforms designed and manufactured by Nike that the men's and women's ice hockey

squads, along with sledge hockey team, will be wearing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.The red and

, Hockey Canada's President and chief executive."

"Our sledge hockey team is a world power and will be a formidable presence in Sochi.

"Hockey Canada's jersey has the exciting potential to unite all Canadian hockey fans as well as the Paralympic


Ice sledge hockey's Ones to Watch named for Sochi 2014

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Paul OsborneOctober 8 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has named six ice sledge hockey

More athletes from the sport may be added following the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament

list was Greg Westlake, the 27-year-old captained Canada to a gold medal at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

 At Vancouver 2010 Cash did what no other sledge hockey goalie had done before.

veteran Rolf Pederson.The 44-year-old goes into his fourth Paralympics looking for his first sledge hockey

qualification following Germany testSeptember 2013: Gold medal winning US ice sledge hockey captain


Olympic Park to host Wheelchair Tennis Masters end-of-season finale for next three years

  • Wheelchair Tennis

By Gary AndersonOctober 8 - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will host the end-of-season International Tennis Foundation (ITF) NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters from 2014, as part of a new schedule that sees a record nine tour events taking place in Britain next year.

three tournaments organised by the Tennis Foundation, and it is scheduled to be held at the Lee Valley Hockey



Olympic Flame passed from Greece to Sochi 2014 in celebration of communal values

  • Sochi 2014

By Nick Butler at the Panathenaic Stadium in AthensOctober 5 - The Sochi 2014 Olympic Flame has this evening made the transition from Greek to Russian hands in a rousing Handover Ceremony here in front of large crowd, which included Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic. 

Relay will be "unprecedented and unique" promises Russian Olympic Committee chiefSeptember 2013: Ice hockey


Canadian women's ice hockey squad announced for Trentino 2013 Winter Universiade

  • Ice Hockey

By Gary AndersonOctober 4 - The Canadian women's ice hockey squad which will be looking to defend their

champions the University of Montreal and Rachel Flanagan of the University of Guelph.Mike Kraichy from Hockey

said Draper, who has led the University of Alberta to a record seven national titles since women's hockey

be up against Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Spain and the United States when the Trentino 2013 ice hockey

displaying the competitive drive and determination that has come to be synonymous with Canadian ice hockey


Olympic Flame reaches Acropolis on eve of handover to Sochi 2014

  • Sochi 2014

By Nick Butler at the Acropolis in AthensOctober 4 - After six days of meandering around Greece the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay has reached the Acropolis, the nation's most famous landmark, on the eve of the Handover Ceremony, when the Flame will be handed over to Russian officials.

Relay will be "unprecedented and unique" promises Russian Olympic Committee chiefSeptember 2013: Ice hockey


IOC hold talks to try to find solution to Pakistan Olympic Association row

  • ANOC News

By Duncan MackayOctober 4 - Pakistan's Government has pledged to find a solution to the row which is threatening the future of the Olympic Movement in the country, it was claimed today.

Pakistan's men's hockey team are already suffering because of the row - missing out on a chance to take

not vote for Hasan in the elections.Failure to find a swift resolution has already cost Pakistan's hockey

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesSeptember 2013: Pakistan hockey


Britain takes Paralympic team leaders and head coaches on visit to Sochi 2014

  • Sochi 2014 Paralympics

By Gary AndersonOctober 3 - Just over five months out from the start of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, a British Paralympic Association (BPA) delegation lead by Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe took part in a two-day visit to the host city.

that will be contested at the Games, including wheelchair curling head coach Tony Zummack, ice sledge hockey

The Coastal Village is located within the main Olympic Park in Sochi, where ice sledge hockey and curling


Scottish rugby legend helps launch Achieve 2014 athlete development programme

  • Glasgow 2014

By Gary AndersonOctober 1 - Former Scotland rugby captain Gavin Hastings was in Glasgow today to launch athlete development programme Achieve 2014, which aims to inspire, coach and motivate Scotland's next generation of star athletes.

jumper Jade Nimmo, who will represent Scotland in Glasgow next year, and weightlifter Georgina Black and hockey


Olympic skiing great Miller helps launch Gateway to Gold Paralympic programme

  • Paralympics

By Gary AndersonSeptember 30 - Five-time Olympic alpine skiing medallist Bode Miller was on hand to help launch US Paralympics' new talent identification programme, Gateway to Gold, that aims to introduce people with disabilities to sport and identify future champions.

biathlon and cross-country skiing in Madison on October 17, biathlon, cross-country skiing and sled hockey


Sochi 2014 Olympic Flame lit in stirring event combining Olympian values old and new

  • Sochi 2014

By Nick Butler in the Ancient Olympic Stadium in OlympiaSeptember 29 - In a Ceremony combining ancient and modern touches, as well as physical, natural and human elements, the Olympic Flame for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games was lit here this afternoon in front of a packed crowd, including newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

upon receiving the Torch from the High PriestessHe then passed the torch to the second bearer, ice hockey

Relay will be "unprecedented and unique" promises Russian Olympic Committee chiefSeptember 2013: Ice hockey