MOSCOW, March 18 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) a complaint against the decision of the board of the organization to revoke the right to host the 2023 Youth World Championship, as well as to suspend Russian teams and clubs from participating in competitions for an indefinite period.
" restrictive IIHF measures in relation to Russian athletes. The exclusion of players from participation in international competitions on the basis of nationality contributes to increasing the level of intolerance in the media space and can lead to a split within the hockey community, which has always been famous for its cohesion" Earlier, the IIHF Council suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus from international competitions for an indefinite period and deprived Omsk and Novosibirsk of the right to host the 2023 Youth World Championship. Petersburg. The FHR stated that it strongly disagrees with the IIHF decision and reserves the right to appeal it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).