IIHF challenged the CAS decision on the admission of Russian teams to tournaments

The International Ice Hockey Federation challenged in the Court of Arbitration for Sport the decision on the admission of Russian teams to international tournaments. This was reported by the Canadian TV channel TSN and The Athletic.

“The federation claims that two of the three members of the board have not disclosed their ties to Russia,” the organization said in a statement.

On October 30, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the federation to allow Russian teams to play in five tournaments. The first is the World Youth Championships in Canada. The tournament will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer from December 26 to January 5.

Russian teams have not been allowed to compete since 2022. The federation then said it disagreed with the verdict. However, the organization promised to comply with the court’s decision. Later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport explained the reason for the verdict. The Federation did not provide sufficient evidence to extend the suspension. This also applies to security considerations. The decision of the court was based solely on the legal arguments and materials of the parties.

The Canadian authorities promised not to let Russian hockey players and officials into the country. This rule applies even if there are valid visas, said the Secretary of state of Canada for sports Adam van Cooverden. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier that there were no Russians at the youth championship.

To refuse matches with the Russian national team promised Austria, Denmark, Latvia, Norway, Finland, the Czech Republic and Sweden.

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