By Hockey5
Published: September 21, 2011 PrintEmail
Elite athletes travel a lot, and do most of it by air.
Which is not to say tragedy is inevitable.
But over the years, air disasters have had terrible consequences for sport.
Last week's crash that devastated Russia's Lokomitiv Yaroslavl hockey club is among the worst ever.
The list of Air Disasters in Sport includes accidents that claimed the lives of boxers, football players, rugby players, figure skaters, and soccer players.
It also includes three tragic hockey stories, including one that was covered up for years.
Photo: Hockey fans in Yaroslavl gather outside the 'Arena 2000' to mourn the members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team. (Photo: Harry Engels/Getty Images.)Sport's Most Tragic Air Disasters originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 00:28:35.Permalink | Comment | Email this