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| The first Olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] At the time, organised international ice hockey was still relatively new.[2] The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the sport's governing body, was created on May 15, 1908, under the name Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace.[3] At the 1914 Olympic Congress in Paris, ice hockey was added to the list of optional sports that Olympics organisers could include.[4] The decision to include ice hockey for the 1920 Summer Olympics was made in January, three months before the start of the Games.[5] Several occurrences led to the sport's inclusion in the programme. Five European nations had committed to participating in the tournament and the managers of Antwerp's Palais de Glace stadium refused to allow the building to be used for figure skating unless ice hockey was included.[5] The IIHF considers the 1920 tournament to be the first Ice Hockey World Championship. From then on, the two events occurred concurrently, and every Olympic tournament until 1968 is counted as the World Championship.[6] The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to play.[7] The first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.[8] Chapter 1, article 6, of the 2007 edition of the Olympic Charter defines winter sports as "sports which are practised on snow or ice".[9] Ice hockey and figure skating were permanently integrated in the Winter Olympics programme.[10] The IOC made the Winter Games a permanent fixture and they were held the same year as the Summer Games until 1992. Following that, further Winter Games have been held on the third year of each Olympiad.[ Dianabolaccident Injury Attorney | |
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