Fasel remembered the Cold War, reacting to the IIHF decision on the Russian team

MOSCOW, Mar 1 Former President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) René Fasel reacted to the decision of the organization to remove the Russian team from international competitions. «For me, sport is a way to bring people together. Remember the Olympic Games, Baron De Coubertin, the Olympic spirit … When De Coubertin revived the Olympics in 1896, he did this to bring people together, in this is the meaning of sport … We saw the unification of athletes in Beijing, and now I see the reaction of various sports federations that punish athletes, «Championship» quotes him as saying.