Nordics

The Hammer Series, a new cycling event created by the Infront Sports & Media agency and the Velon collective body of pro cycling teams, has agreed a partnership with Norwegian event the Tour des Fjords through which the city of Stavanger will host the series in 2018.

Belarus and Latvia have been awarded joint hosting rights to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Men’s World Championship in 2021, while Finland has been announced as the host of the 2022 event.

Vikersund in Norway appears set to land hosting rights for the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Ski Flying World Championship in 2022 after emerging as the sole bidder for the event.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that four bids will compete for the hosting rights to its two showpiece events in 2023.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that the Swedish city of Östersund will host two of its major events in April 2018.

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) will hold talks with city officials in Stockholm today (Thursday) after the Social Democratic Party said a lack of broad political support and uncertainty over costs will lead them to end plans to bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has stepped up its efforts to take the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to Stockholm by appointing Richard Brisius to head up the project.

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced that Lake Bagsvaerd in Denmark will host its Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2021, while the Slovakian capital of Bratislava is to stage its Canoe Slalom World Championships in the same year.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has announced that the Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators will travel to the Swedish capital of Stockholm this November as part of the league’s Global Series initiative.

A collective of Nordic football associations has decided to drop plans to bid for Uefa Euro 2024 in favour of exploring efforts to land national team events in women’s and youth football.

The NHL North American ice hockey league is set to return to staging overseas games by hosting events in Sweden and China next season, according to TSN.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for its 2019 Cyclo-cross World Championships to the Danish town of Bogense, while it has unveiled an expanded calendar for the discipline’s 2017-18 World Cup season.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded hosting rights for its 2021 Women’s World Championships to Spain, while the 2023 event will set a first as it will be co-hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has today (Friday) said it will press on with a potential bid for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games led by Stockholm following favourable results presented by a feasibility study.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced that Finland has applied to host its 2021 Men’s World Championship and will face competition from a joint bid by Belarus and Latvia.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has reassigned its 2016-17 World Cup round that was due to be staged in Russia to Kontiolahti, Finland.