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Russian hockey players have been granted participant status for the upcoming U-20 World Championship. They will replace the European national team.
Organizers plan to implement such a decision even despite the reluctance of other teams to play against Russia. This was reported by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
Whom Russia is to replace
The team from the aggressor country must return to the international level following the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
At the junior level, Norway could be affected.
According to the planned implementation, Russia, which did not participate in previous tournaments, at the IIHF World Junior Championship 2027 will be placed in the 10-th place and thus take Norway's previous position in the schedule. As a result, Norway will be moved to Division I, Group A.
– according to a statement from the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
The Swiss federation also added that their athletes will not take the ice with Russians. Earlier, the Czech Republic and Latvia had already reported such a decision, who also ended up in the same group as Russia.
The World Junior Championship will be held in Canada from 26 December to 5 January 2027 of the year.
How CAS decisions affect Ukraine
On Friday, 30 October, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne lifted the ban on Russian hockey teams participating in international competitions. In the media
IIHF officially responded to CAS's decision, expressing disappointment and insisting that the suspension of Russians served as a guarantee of safety for all participants and the principle of preserving the integrity of sport.
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