MOSCOW, Sep 23 Swedish Bandy Federation with the approval of the International Ice Hockey Federation with the ball (IBF) offered to host the 2023 World Cup in their country and sent out invitations to seven participating countries, including Russia, according to the official website of the organization. Among the invited countries were Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, the USA, Germany, as well as Estonia and Hungary. It is noted that “games on Russian soil or with Russia as a participant are unthinkable.” “By this we send a clear signal that we are working for the future of bandy, despite the current turbulent situation in the world,” said the Secretary General of the Swedish Federation Per Gustafsson. Earlier, due to the events in Ukraine, by decision of the FIB, Russia lost the right to host the 2022 World Championship, which was to be held in Syktyvkar. The last World Cup was held in 2019 in Sweden, and the Russian team became its winner.
