Women's hockey at the 2030 Olympics is set to feature 25-player rosters, matching the men

Women’s hockey rosters for the 2030 Olympics in the French Alps are expected to include 25 players, up from 23. Men’s hockey has had 25-player rosters for each of the past four Olympics going back to Sochi in 2014. It is being billed as the first Winter Games with gender balance, with 1,525 women and 1,521 men making up the 3,046 athletes across 126 events.

By STEPHEN WHYNO