Athletistic / Hockey. Olympic champion Ilya Kovalchuk shared his opinion on the exclusion of Russian hockey players from international tournaments. He said he hoped for a quick return of Russian national teams to the international arena.
“The tasks of the FHR are to build new relationships, to find a way out of the current situation. There are competent people there who will find common denominators. Of course, I would like this to happen as quickly as possible,” RIA Novosti quotes Kovalchuk as saying Sport”.
In March 2022, the IIHF Council suspended the Russian and Belarusian national teams from participation in international competitions indefinitely due to the start of SVO in Ukraine. Later, the organization withdrew Russia’s right to host the youth and adult world championships in 2023. Next time, the IIHF Council will return to the issue of the return of the Russian and Belarusian national teams before participate in international competitions in March 2024.
Source: Sport
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