The first day of the 2021 International Skating Union European Short Track Speed Skating Championships saw most - but not all - of the favourites progress in Gdańsk in Poland.
Short track speed skaters are set to compete at a major International Skating Union (ISU) competition for the first time in nearly a year when Gdańsk hosts the European Championships this weekend.
Britain has withdrawn from the International Skating Union (ISU) European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk due to the travel restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The entire International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season has now been cancelled, after the last two remaining events fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic.
Heerenveen in the Netherlands has replaced Beijing as the host of next year's World Speed Skating Championships following the cancellation of test events for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital.
British short track speed skater Elise Christie has claimed she will retire after Beijing 2022, where she hopes to achieve Olympic redemption.
South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison sentence for former national speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom after he was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting and molesting double Olympic gold medallist Shim Suk-hee.
Four International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup events and two Short Track World Cup competitions have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Olympic short track speed skating medallist Eddy Alvarez has been added to the roster of Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Miami Marlins after several of its players tested positive for coronavirus.
Dutch short track speed skating world champion Lara van Ruijven is "fighting for her life" after falling ill during a training camp in the French Pyrenees.
Malaysia’s Southeast Asian Games gold medal-winning speed skater Anja Chong has confirmed she had been suffering from coronavirus, but is now recovering.
Olympic short track speed skating gold medallist Lim Hyo-jun has been found guilty of sexual harassment after he pulled down a male colleague's trousers in front of female team mates last year.
The International Skating Union (ISU) revealed the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships could take place next season after the event was postponed last month due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
South Korean star Park Ji-won wrapped up the men's overall 1,000m title with his second victory of the weekend at the International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season finale in Dordrecht.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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