The Individual Ice Speedway World Championship is an Ice speedway championship held annually to determine an individual World Champion.[1][2][3][4]
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Ice Speedway |
Established | 1966 |
Administrator | Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) |
Website | https://www.fim-moto.com/en/ |
History
editThe first Championships were held in 1966. A European Championship was held for the two years preceding the World Championships.[5][6] The event has been dominated by the Soviet Union/Russia, who have won all but seven of the World Championship titles since 1966. Sweden has won five times, Czechoslovakia twice and Finland once.[7]
In 2021 and 2022 Russian athletes competed as neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[8]
In March 2022, the FIM issued a total ban on Russian riders competing in international events, meaning they were unable to complete the remainder of the 2022 calendar or appear in the following seasons.[9]
Medalists
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 290–291. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "HISTORY OF ICE RACING". FIM.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Ice Speedway World Championship Past Winners". Ice Speedway.co.uk.
- ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Ice Speedway". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (17 December 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "FIM announces its decisions in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine". www.fim-moto.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Nikołaj Krasnikow zdominował cykl Grand Prix" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.