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IIHF President: Russian and Belarusian Hockey Players Not Allowed to Participate in Tournaments While War Continues in Ukraine

IIHF President Luc Tardif said that hockey players from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus will not be allowed to participate in the tournaments of the International Ice Hockey Federation while the war continues.

The President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), a well-known sportsman in the past, Luc Tardif, expressed the official position of the organization regarding the admission of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to participate in the most important international tournaments, informs ESPN.

The head of the federation stressed that the Russians and Belarusians will not receive admission to competitions under its auspices while the war in Ukraine continues.

“I hope that Russia and Belarus will return as soon as possible, because this will mean that the war is over. This is a matter of the safety of the fans, our teamssaid Tardif.

By the way, Russian hockey players last played under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2022 Games in Beijing, which ended shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The all-out war unleashed by Moscow against Ukraine resulted in the IIHF banning Russia and allied Belarus from competing, as well as instructing Finland and Latvia to host the Men’s World Championship, which was originally to be held in Russia’s St. Petersburg.

Recall that in Russia, MP and athlete Svetlana Zhurova cynically called on the IOC to deprive Ukraine of the flag and anthem, allegedly “to protect” its athletes.

As we wrote earlier, Ukraine and 4 other countries named main conditionwhich must be completed so that the Russians and Belarusians can return to the 2024 Olympics.

Also earlier International Olympic Committee accepted answer on the admission of Russians to participate in the Olympics – 2024: a statement from the Committee appeared.

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Author: Svyatoslav Rybalchenko

2023-04-17 10:29:26


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