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Euro Hockey League comes to England

  • Hockey

By Sara EvansOctober 28 – The Euro Hockey League (EHL) has come to England for the first time ever, bringing

some of the world's best hockey stars back together again after last competing in Britain at the London

were set to compete.Simon Mantell (right) competes against KHC Dragons' players on day two of the Euro Hockey

League in EnglandAhead of the tournament, Sally Munday, chief executive of the England Hockey Board

said: "It's fantastic that an event of the stature of the Euro Hockey League is going to be hosted in

What we saw in London was a British public that truly embraced hockey as it is in the 21st century; fast


Macleod "relief" as missing Olympic medal is posted anonymously

  • Hockey

By Mike RowbottomOctober 26 - Britain's Olympic hockey player Hannah Macleod spoke today of her "huge

Police reported that Macleod's medal had been posted anonymously to the England Hockey headquarters at

If you picked up a bronze Olympic medal that isn't yours please just send anonymously back to GB hockey-Bisham


Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympics gets early boost from IOC Coordination Commission

  • Lillehammer 2016

By Tom DegunOctober 26 - Lillehammer 2016 has been given an early boost in its preparations for the Winter Youth Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission praised plans for the competition.

The Commission, chaired by former United States ice hockey star and four-time Olympic champion Angela


Man arrested over alleged theft of British Olympians' bronze medals

  • Hockey

By Mike RowbottomOctober 25 - Police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged theft of two bronze medals from British Olympians Alex Partridge and Hannah Macleod in the early hours of Wednesday – the search is still on for the medals.

Rower Partridge (pictured top) and hockey player Macleod had both appealed for help on social media after

police station, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.Macleod – a member of the women's bronze-medallists hockey

If you picked up a Bronze Olympic medal that isn't yours pls just send anonymously back to GB hockey-Bisham


Sochi 2014 unveils Accessibility Map marking 500 days to Winter Paralympics

  • Sochi 2014 Paralympics

By Tom DegunOctober 23 - Sochi has marked 500 days to go to the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in the city by unveiling a revolutionary Accessibility Map for disabled people.

Opportunities Park could meet Paralympians, try their hand at several Paralympic sports, including sledge hockey


Canada to select ice sledge hockey team for 2012-2013 season

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By Tom DegunOctober 23 - With exactly 500 days to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics, Hockey Canada

holding a training camp in British Columbia this week to finalise its 2012-2013 ice sledge hockey

training camp at the Cominco Arena in Trail, which runs until October 27, has seen 20 ice sledge hockey

The roster announced for the camp includes 15 players who won gold at the 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

Calgary last December and bronze at last April's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

cost for the camp.During the 2012-2013 season, Canada's team will compete in the 2012 World Sledge Hockey

three-game series against the United States in Ottawa in February and then the 2013 IPC Ice World Sledge Hockey


Sochi 2014 accessibility plans can act as blueprint for future Paralympics, says IPC President

  • Sochi 2014 Paralympics

By Tom DegunOctober 23 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven believes that the accessibility measures being implemented by Sochi 2014 for the Winter Paralympics can act as the blueprint for the Games with today marking exactly 500 days to go until the event begins.

There are World Championships in alpine and Nordic skiing, ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling,


Indian Olympic Association grants provisional affiliation to five federations ahead of elections

  • ANOC News

By Tom DegunOctober 18 - The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has given provisional affiliation to five national sports federations and also announced a three-judge committee to monitor its elections on November 25 following a letter from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

General Meeting today where the new members were named as the Ice Skating Association Of India, the Ice Hockey


Coe set to be new BOA chair after Leman withdraws from election race

  • ANOC News

By Tom DegunOctober 16 - Sebastian Coe is set to be elected as the new British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman next month after Richard Leman, his sole rival for the prestigious position, announced his withdrawal from the race for the role.

Leman, the President of GB Hockey and a member of the gold medal winning Team GB men's hockey squad at


Why sustainable temporary structures are one of the leading legacies of London 2012

  • Sustainability

By David GoldDebate is now raging over whether London 2012 was the greatest Olympic Games ever. That, ultimately, will be a subjective judgment, to be debated endlessly but with little definitive proof. But what is certain is that this summer's Games used more temporary venues than any other major sporting event in history.

It is now being relocated further south in the park, and will be used for a number of sports, with hockey

In addition, the artificial turf pitches at Riverbank Arena– the venue that hosted the field hockey,


Batch set on getting New Zealand hockey a gold at Rio 2016

  • Hockey

By David GoldOctober 7 - New Zealand's new men's hockey coach Colin Batch is intent on making them a

take eight years, it might take 16 years, but you have to have that ambition," he said.Begium's men's hockey

Both of New Zealand's hockey teams are now coached by Australians, with Mark Hager in charge of the women


Olympic figure skating gold medallist Scott dies aged 84

  • Skating

By David GoldOctober 1 - Barbara Ann Scott, the only Canadian women to win a figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 84.

Olympic triumph at St Moritz 1948 was all the more impressive as it came on poor ice, damaged by ice hockey

the rules were changed to allow only athletes from that continent to enter and she has an ice hockey


IOC Coordination Commission praise Nanjing preparations for 2014 Youth Olympics

  • Nanjing 2014

By Tom DegunSeptember 29 - Greece’s Lambis Nikolaou, the stand-in chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, has praised the Chinese city in their preparations for the event following their inspection visit.

The Sports Park will be home to hockey, BMX, rugby and beach volleyball during the Games before being


Trio of new faces welcomed into US ice sledge hockey squad

  • Para Ice Hockey News

By David GoldSeptember 29 - The United States Ice Sledge Hockey squad (pictured) has welcomed three new

and included 14 players who stormed to gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Sledge Hockey

up for the next year's competition.The US is hoping to defend its title at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey

and confirm its place at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.The team is to play in a World Sledge Hockey

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJuly 2012: US names ice sledge hockey

squad for forthcoming campaignApril 2012: Lipsett treble helps dominant US retain World Ice Sledge Hockey