Athletistic/Hockey. The general director of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF), Dmitry Kurbatov, said that the organization had obtained from the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) the maintenance of the ranking of the Russian national team without downgrading it.

At a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, which took place on Wednesday, the “prospects for the development of Russian hockey in modern conditions” were discussed.

Kurbatov noted: “We continue to interact with the International Hockey Federation. Relations with the IIHF are not always friendly. However, we made sure that the international federation did not lower our rating. We remain on third place in the IIHF rankings,” said the Match correspondent reports Kurbatov’s words. TV”.

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