MOSCOW, 8 Jan, Semyon Galkevich. Kazakhstan Kontinental Hockey League club (KHL ) Barys (Nur-Sultan) continues to prepare for the regular season away match against Metallurg Magnitogorsk as usual, Barys press service told reporters. «got the day off. On January 8, the team holds a training session, after which it will fly to Magnitogorsk. The match «Metallurg» — «Barys» is scheduled for January 9. In connection with the massive protests continuing in Kazakhstan, the meeting «Barys» — «Metallurg» was held without spectators, while the safety of the teams and players from the representatives of the host side was guaranteed. After the match, «Metallurg» was not immediately able to fly out of the country, the flight with the team was delayed for more than an hour. In the first days of 2022, Kazakhstan was engulfed in mass protests. In Alma-Ata, on January 4 and 5, protesters clashed with security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. A state of emergency was declared in the country.
