Bad premonitions have been confirmed. The defender of the Czech national team, Ondřej Vitásek, who suffered a broken two ribs in the opening match of the World Cup against Russia, finished definitively at the championship. He had already left the venue of the World Cup, on Wednesday morning he flew home from Riga. The information was confirmed by the union’s spokesman Zdeněk Zikmund.
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From left, defender Ondřej Vitásek from the Czech Republic and forward Anton Burdasov from Russia.
Vít Šimánek, ČTK
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Vitásek returned to the world championship in the national team jersey after a long eight years, but his comeback was very short-lived. He suffered a painful injury during a seemingly normal hit in the second third of Friday’s duel with the team.
“It’s no glory, and I’d be lying if I said I was mentally well,” the 30-year-old Liberec hockey player admitted after his injury. Pesanna won’t help.
Vitásek arrived at the World Championships after seven years and immediately suffered a fracture of two ribs. It’s hard to absorb, he says overwhelmed
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“Unfortunately, Ondřej Vitásk’s condition has not improved significantly and he cannot continue to the World Championships,” Zikmund informed.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2021
The World Hockey Championship is in progress from May 21 to June 6 in Latvia. All group matches and play off hosts Riga. The Czech national team plays in group A. Zlato from 2019 defends the selection of Finland, the Czechs will try to improve the fourth place.
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The national team now has eight defenders at the championship and all of them have already been entered on the roster.
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