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2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 17th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship ran alongside the 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 1 and 7 July in Ingolstadt, Germany. The tournament was won by Canada men's national inline hockey team, Canada, earning their second World Championship title. Germany men's national inline hockey team, Germany finished in second place and Finland men's national inline hockey team, Finland third after defeating Slovenia men's national inline hockey team, Slovenia in the bronze medal match. Great Britain men's national inline hockey team, Great Britain were relegated to 2013 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I, Division I for 2013 after losing the relegation game against Sweden men's national inline hockey team, Sweden. Qualification Seven of the eight tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |