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FISU President Leonz Eder: "If you have the power, you don't have to show it"

  • FISU Section Pages

Always smiling and open for a friendly conversation, FISU President Leonz Eder is a man of the people, as this interesting and excellent interview by Thérèse Courvoisier for FISU shows.

 President of the International University Sports Federation Leonz Eder (left) playing ice hockey

opportunity to watch a lot of sports live and I still prefer team sports, whether it is handball or ice hockey


Nigerian Para-powerlifter Latifat Tijani banned for doping

  • Powerlifting News

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Para-powerlifting athlete Latifat Tijani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code.

IPC is the international governing body for five Para sports: World Para Athletics, World Para Ice Hockey


Putin opens the Future Games in Kazan with Valieva and Nagorny

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the opening ceremony of the Future Games in the Russian city of Kazan, alongside recently sanctioned doping skater Kamila Valieva and former world gymnastics world champion Nikita Nagorny.

;It will feature 21 innovative disciplines such as Phygital Football, Phygital Basketball, Phygital Hockey


Gender inequality in Indian hockey

  • Hockey

Janneke Schopman, coach of the Indian women's hockey team and a former Olympic gold medallist, has criticised

The coach of the Indian women's hockey team, Janneke Schopman, has said in recent hours that India is

The former member of the world's top field hockey team said: "I come from a culture where women are respected

Indian Express newspaper last Monday.Indeed, Schopman is the first woman to coach an Indian national hockey

coverage, female athletes in India have long faced inequality, especially in male-dominated sports such as hockey

had felt "very alone for the last two years" and was not "valued and respected" by her employers at Hockey


Three-time Olympic champion Meghan Agosta retires from Canadian ice hockey team

  • Ice Hockey

two-time World champion, Canadian Meghan Agosta, has retired after 16 highly successful seasons of ice hockey

The 37-year-old ice hockey player made her debut in 2004 and went on to win three consecutive gold medals

every goal and every victory," said Agosta, who played for the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women's Hockey

303) in NCAA history and was an NCAA All-American in all four seasons.The Agosta’s High Performance Hockey

MEGHANAGOSTA.CAThis led her to take a short break from hockey after the 2014 Olympics to attend the police


President Eder, in Oman ahead of FISU World University Championships Cross Country

  • FISU Section Pages

Ahead of the 2024 FISU World University Championships Cross Country set to be held in Muscat, Oman, on 17-18 February, FISU President Leonz Eder held a series of important meetings with local academic and sports authorities.

 President Eder also took the opportunity to explore ways of promoting field hockey among students

Marwan Juma Ali Al Juma, Chairman of the Oman Hockey Association, underlined the commitment to developing


Bangkok to host the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool

  • Para Ice Hockey News

World Para Ice Hockey has announced that Bangkok will host this year's World Para Ice Hockey Championships

 "World Para Ice Hockey is thrilled to be returning to Thailand, which has very quickly established

 The World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool will consist of a maximum of six teams, including

Championships and will include emerging national teams that meet the World Para Ice Hockey eligibility

WORLD PARA ICE HOCKEYThe tournament will take place at the Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena and

, President of the LOC and Chairman of the Thai Para Ice Hockey Association.


Azerbaijan national ice hockey team holds its first open training session

  • Azerbaijan Sponsored Section

Azerbaijan has recently formed its national ice hockey team and has already held its first open training

The first open training session of the Azerbaijan national ice hockey team took place on 13 February.

venue, located in the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex, was the focus of the recently formed hockey

OLYMPIC.AZThe team's coach, Zaur Mammadaliyev, said his main goal was to develop ice hockey in Azerbaijan

Ice hockey is a more comfortable and exciting sport for men.

I believe that hockey will become even more popular in Azerbaijan in the future.


IIHF Women's World Championship 2024 Village unveiled

  • Ice Hockey

USA Hockey and the organisers of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, to be held from 3-14 April

which is free and open to the public, will be the hub of activity throughout the 12-day women's ice hockey

will also extend outdoors, where visitors will enjoy a carnival-like atmosphere with an interactive hockey

 The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship will feature the top 10 ice hockey teams in the world.

 Founded on 29 October 1937 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Hockey builds the

USA Hockey is more than one million strong, including players, coaches, officials and volunteers in all


Thai Para swimmer Worawut Marnnok - two-year ban for anti-doping violation

  • Swimming News

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Para swimmer Worawut Marnnok for a period of two years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in violation of the IPC Anti-Doping Code (Code).

IPC is the international governing body for five Para sports: World Para Athletics, World Para Ice Hockey


Global Baseball Games: Pavel Chadim to join Team Europe

  • Baseball and Softball Section Pages

The former ExtraLiga star outfielder became the first manager to lead the Czech Republic to the World Baseball Classic. He will serve as manager Marco Mazzieri's first base coach. "World baseball needs European baseball to be strong," he stressed.

with a batting lineup dominated by left-handed batters, which was reportedly due to the recruitment of hockey


Latvia bans sports teams from matches with Russia and Belarus

  • Olympics

Latvia's parliament passed an amendment banning its national sports teams from competing against Russia and Belarus in a show of solidarity with Ukraine.

The amendment to the sports law bans ice hockey, football, basketball and other national teams from playing


NHL players to make a return to the Winter Games

  • Winter Olympics

Players from the National Hockey League (NHL) will be able to compete at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina

The agreement was backed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and will allow NHL players

Federation, NHL players will participate in the Olympic Ice Hockey tournaments in 2026 and 2030."

 The National Hockey League, better known by its initials NHL, is a privately owned professional

ice hockey league consisting of franchises from Canada and the United States, with players competing

"This decision represents a turning point for ice hockey worldwide and marks the great return of NHL


World Para Swimming and Citi launch "Swim Together"

  • Swimming News

World Para Swimming, with the support from Citi, has announced the launch of Swim Together, a learn to swim and water safety programme tailored for young people and people with disabilities. 

Paralympic Committee (IPC) acts as the International Federation: World Para Athletics, World Para Ice Hockey


Korea closes out an unforgettable Winter Youth Olympic Games

  • Gangwon 2024

The excitement of the athletes, the musical performances and the presence of the snow as a guest at the party added an extra touch of joy to the  grand stage of the Gangwon 2024 Closing Ceremony at the Gangneung Open Square.

 The Closing Ceremony was held in the open space next to the Gangneung Ice Hockey Centre.