Canada's BKT Tires, in partnership with OK Tire, have been named as the official title sponsors of the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, set to take place in Calgary in the province of Alberta.
Swiss domestic appliances company V-ZUG has signed a deal with the World Curling Federation (WCF) to become the official main sponsor of the next three World Curling Championships not taking place Canada.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced Lillehammer as the host of the 2021 European Curling Championships, following the cancellation of the 2020 edition which had been set to take place in the Norwegian city.
The World Curling Federation's (WCF) first-ever Nominations Committee has been formally established, with five members appointed.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has confirmed its world team rankings will remain frozen for another two months due to "no significant change" to the coronavirus pandemic.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced it will be prioritising the events offering qualification for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after cancelling other competitions scheduled for the 2020-2021 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Next year's World Men's Curling Championship will be among several curling events that will take place in a bio-secure bubble in Canadian city Calgary, it has been announced.
The International Skating Union (ISU) is evaluating alternative locations for the World Speed Skating Championships after they were impacted by the cancellation of test events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Leo Hebert, the last surviving member of the Canadian team which won the world curling title in 1964, has died at the age of 89.
Turkmenistan and Bolivia have become the latest nations to become Member Associations of the World Curling Federation (WCF), bringing the governing body's membership count up to 66.
World Curling Federation (WCF) President Kate Caithness has paid tribute to the late women's curling administrator Marjory McLachlan who has passed away at the age of 78.
Christopher Hamilton has been appointed as the World Curling Federation's (WCF) head of media on a permanent basis.
The number of teams at the men's and women's World Curling Championships has been expanded from 13 to 14 after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of zonal qualification events.
The World Curling Federation has called for nominations to fill places on two of the governing body’s commissions.
The World Curling Federation's Weibo channel has been recognised at this year's Winter Sports TOPS Awards.
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.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
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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