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Russian athletes cleared to participate at Paralympic Games in Beijing

  • Paralympics

The Russian Paralympic team has been cleared by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing after fulfilling the criteria for participation.

allows you to expand the boundaries of the possible," Putin said.Putin also agreed with Russian sledge hockey


Britain names biggest Paralympics team since Lillehammer 1994 for Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022 Paralympics

ParalympicsGB will be sending one of the largest British teams ever to compete at a Paralympic Winter Games after adding 20 ski and snowboard athletes to the five wheelchair curlers already selected for Beijing 2022.

cross-country, having represented ParalympicsGB in sailing from 2004-2016 as well as being part of the Para ice hockey


Key funder of Sochi 2014 Shuvalov added to EU sanctions draft list

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Former Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, a key funder of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, has been added to a draft list of people set to be sanctioned by the European Union (EU).

specialising in creating oil and gas transportation systems, alongside uncle Boris Rotenberg, and Kontinental Hockey


Duncan Mackay: Olympic Movement well accustomed to Putin's sense of grand theatre

  • Inside the Blogs

Newspapers and television bulletins earlier this week were full of pictures of the Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing his country’s Security Council, a man alone at a desk in the grandiose setting of the Kremlin, addressing the assembled grandees sitting in distanced rows far from a man with an iron grip on everything he surveyed.

Russian Sports Minister at the time and two-time Olympic ice hockey gold medallist Vyacheslav Fetisov


IIHF issues one-year suspension to Ukraine’s Denyskin for racism

  • Ice Hockey

national team member Andri Denyskin has received a one-year suspension for racism by the International Ice Hockey

Racist gestures, comments or actions have absolutely no place in the game of ice hockey, or anywhere,

The suspension dates back to September 26, 2021, during a Ukrainian Hockey League match between HC Kremenchuk

misconduct penalty, under rule 75, clause 5 of the Official IIHF Rule Book, was given to Denyskin.The Ice Hockey

impose severe punishments for similar incidents after Maxym Urda, the referee-in-chief for the Ice Hockey


World Skate votes to recognise singular National Federations

  • Skateboarding

The World Skate Executive Board has voted through amendments to the organisation's statutes, with one significant change being the establishment of one National Federation per country.

alpine, China’s Weifeng Gu leads inline freestyle, Italy’s Andrea Fonzari takes up the role at inline hockey

Colombia’s Jorge Roldan chairs inline speed skating.Carmelo Paniagua was confirmed as the head of rink hockey


Drone racing and roller speed skating venues changed for 2022 World Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Drone racing and roller speed skating competitions at the 2022 World Games have been moved to new venues, which it is claimed will improve the overall experience for athletes and fans.

Motorsports Park as planned.Displines including wheelchair rugby, canoe polo, finswimming and inline hockey




Hangzhou venues

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with wetlands restored and natural cooling systems used for the buildings.Gongshu Canal Sports Park Hockey

Field will host hockey, with boxing at Hangzhou Gymnasium.Esports will make its Asian Games debut here

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Finland ice hockey fans celebrate historic win while Fasel draws criticism

  • Ice Hockey

Ecstatic Finnish ice hockey fans gathered in Helsinki's Market Square following the nation's historic

Beijing 2022 final against the Russian Olympic Committee - and have hit out at former International Ice Hockey

The Lions secured Finland's first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal with a famous 2-1 win at the Beijing

Finland plays hockey, which is built on tough defence and block play," the Swiss official said to Ilta

The comments drew criticism from ice hockey officials inside and outside of Finland, who took affront

a former IIHF vice-president and a life member of the global governing body.Finland are Olympic ice hockey

Olympic final, René Fasel clearly demonstrated his incompetence in understanding the great game of hockey



Kenya women's hockey team set for Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Kenya has qualified for its first Commonwealth Games women's hockey tournament at Birmingham 2022 after

The Kenya Hockey Union revealed that it received a letter from the Commonwealth Games Federation confirming

through the re-allocation of returned qualification slots from teams placed higher in the International Hockey

Federation (FIH) world rankings who opted not to compete.Nashon Randiek, President of the Kenya Hockey

Qualification in hockey is based on FIH World Ranking, with the Kenya women’s team ranked third in Africa

at the Commonwealth Games, and the men's team has not competed since Kuala Lumpur 1998.The women's hockey