Scandinavia

Plans have emerged for Denmark to host its first-ever round of the Formula One motor racing championship from 2020, with Copenhagen the setting for a street race.

A series of crowdfunding initiatives have been launched in Norway after it emerged that the Norwegian Cycling Federation (NCF) could face bankruptcy due to the costs of staging this year’s edition of the Road World Championships.

The Professional Darts Corporation will introduce new events in Germany and Denmark next year as part of a revamped calendar.

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil is behind plans to bring the Grand Départ of cycling’s Tour de France to the Scandinavian country in 2022, according to reports.

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.

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.

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.