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China were united in their dominant 7-0 victory against Slovakia on Paralympic ice hockey debut ©Getty

competition ©Getty ImagesThe United States defeated rivals Canada 5-0 in the opening match of the ice hockey

as he led his nation to a rampant victory against rivals Canada in the opening preliminary round ice hockey

He has a high hockey IQ and always seems to be around the net."

pic.twitter.com/2amc5JHa5y— USA Hockey (@usahockey) March 5, 2022"He's so important to us in that way

Cate Campbell has been elected to chair the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Athletes' Commission, with Ken Wallace voted deputy chair.

skiers Brodie Summers and Greta Small were voted onto the body during Beijing 2022.Canoeist Jess Fox, hockey

It was to be expected that the Paralympic Opening Ceremony would be superbly executed not least because it was masterminded by Zhang Yimou, the supremo behind Beijing's Olympic extravaganzas in 2008 and last month.

Chen Jianxin took the Paralympic Oath of fair play on behalf of the athletes.They were joined by ice hockey

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation has decided against sending their men’s and women’s teams to the Commonwealth

Games Federation, said: "We have an incredible line-up for both the men’s and women’s competition and hockey

I would like to thank the International Hockey Federation for their ongoing support and we look forward

being "finalised" and will be unveiled soon.The Australian men’s team has won all six gold medals since hockey

Chile has officially inaugurated the first venue for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games at the National Stadium Sports Park in the presence of athletes, Governments, and sports authorities.

Chile’s national capital, most known for its snow-capped mountains.The first venue opened was the Field Hockey

Deporte (@mindepchile)"This is a magical moment," said Sergio "Cachito" Vigil, Argentine former field hockey

It’s wonderful for the entire sports family and for our hockey family."

and “Diablas”,  after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.The team was recently qualified for the Field Hockey

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons made an angry and emotional plea for peace as the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games opened at Beijing's National Stadium.

Paralympic sports.Their flag was carried by 18-year-old biathlete Guo Yujie and 21-year-old Para ice hockey

Chen Jianxin took the Paralympic Oath of fair play on behalf of the athletesThey were joined by ice hockey

Wheelchair curler Ina Forrest and Para ice hockey player Greg Westlake are set to carry the Canadian

Numerous International Federations (IFs) have confirmed bans on athletes from Russia and Belarus following International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations to prohibit participation in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

sports, including the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), FIBA Europe and the International Hockey

the nation, but within Europe.The FIH has confirmed Russia has been excluded from the upcoming FIH Hockey

from April 1 to 12 at Potchefstroom in South Africa.The governing body said it was in contact with the Hockey

Para cross-country skier and biathlete Guo Yujie, 18, and 21-year-old Para ice hockey player Wang Zhidong

other athletes rise and shine," Guo said.Wang, 21, has been a core player in the Chinese national ice hockey

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it is opening a "Pandora’s box" after stripping him and Russian President Vladimir Putin of the Olympic Orders they had been awarded.

Chernyshenko has held several roles since Sochi 2014 ended, including a spell as President of the Kontinental Hockey

The International Skating Union (ISU) has joined a growing list of International Federations (IFs) to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes outright from its competitions following the invasion of Ukraine.

all of its events, likewise the International Orienteering Federation.FIFA and the International Ice Hockey

breach of the Olympic Truce and expressing its support to the people of Ukraine.Belarus' national ice hockey

events.It had come under pressure from the Ukraine Tennis Federation to make such a move.The International Hockey

Federation has kicked the Russian team out of next month's Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup.The International

Russia has been stripped of the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship

clubs have received the same sanction.The IIHF Council ruling bans both countries from the IIHF Ice Hockey

had been scheduled for December 26 2022 to January 5 2023.Russia is still due to host the IIHF Ice Hockey

I have been in close contact with members of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine and we hope for all

I think international hockey should say, 'we're not going to let them play in the World Junior hockey

Under-18 Women's World Championship.Both Russia and Belarus are also barred from the IIHF Ice Hockey

A top Hockey India official has confirmed to PTI that India would be sending their reserve teams

don't want our main players to hit the peak just before the Asian Games, which is more important," the Hockey

Asian Games squad because there is only a 32-day gap in between the two Games, and we don't want our hockey

Games will start a month later from September 10 to 25.Last year, India had pulled out of both the hockey

Narinder Batra, the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the head of the International Hockey

was also involved in the discussions.Despite not sending the main teams for the Commonwealth Games, Hockey

Renovations to the hockey facilities at Wyndley Leisure Centre on the outskirts of Birmingham have been

successfully completed, with the venue now possessing a International Hockey Federation-standard pitch

is in Sutton Coldfield to the north of Birmingham, was chosen as the official training facility for hockey

upgraded pitch replicates the playing surface at the University of Birmingham, ensuring the 10 women’s hockey

teams and 10 men’s hockey side due to participate at Birmingham 2022 will have a comprehensive training

and bronze medals at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.In the long run, local community groups, schools, and hockey

clubs, such as Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club, will have the chance to use and benefit from the upgraded