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December 11 - Russia's ice sledge hockey team have been named as the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month for November after winning gold at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships, just two years after starting up their programme.
November 23 - The city of Nagano in Japan will host the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships in March, it has been announced.
November 17 - Russia's ice sledge hockey team have given themselves a major boost ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics as they claimed the gold medal with a 1-0 win over Sweden in the final of the 2012 IPC B Pool World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.
October 23 - With exactly 500 days to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics, Hockey Canada is holding a training camp in British Columbia this week to finalise its 2012-2013 ice sledge hockey team roster, most of whom will be likely to compete at the Games in Russia.
September 29 - The United States Ice Sledge Hockey squad (pictured) has welcomed three new players at their first training camp of the season in Charlotte, North Carolina.
September 22 - South Korea has offered officials involved in the 2013 World Ice Sledge Hockey Championships and the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games a seminar to help develop the sport in the country.
September 20 - Britain has announced a 16-strong ice sledge hockey squad for the 2012-2013 season as the race to qualify for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics heats up.
May 16 - Goyang in South Korea is to host next year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, it has been confirmed.
April 1 - Hat-trick hero Taylor Lipsett proved the inspiration as the United States retained its International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Ice Sledge Hockey title in Hamar, Norway.
March 30 - South Korea and the United States will meet in the final of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Hamar, Norway, on Sunday (April 1).
March 29 - The United States and South Korea have booked their spots in the semi-finals of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Hamar, Norway.
March 27 - Hosts Norway's misery at the Sixth International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, which began yestrdayat Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre, continued as their dismal form continued against European champions Italy.
March 25 - Hosts Norway were stunned on the opening day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, as they were beaten 4-1 by South Korea.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
At the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, Spyridon Louis won the marathon to become an instant Greek hero. Mike Rowbottom tells the story of how a humble water carrier entered sporting folklore, 125 years on.