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About it reports SportACentrs.com.
According to the source, the annual Congress of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) took place in Stockholm. It was decided that on the basis of correspondence between the IIHF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the aggressor country will not participate in the Hockey Tournament of the Winter Olympiad-2026.
It should be noted that after a full -scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia and Belarus were removed from participation in IIHF tournaments by the summer of 2025. It is reported that the place at the OI-2026 hockey tournament will be guaranteed France as the next team.
The men’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympic Games in 2026 will take place from February 11 to February 22, and women’s competitions are expected to be held from February 5 to February 19.
Recall that Ukraine could not break into the tournament, losing all three qualifying matches. The rivals of the “blue-yellow” were Latvia, which won the group, France, which will replace Russia, and Slovenia.
Earlier it became known that IIHF named the name of the host country of the World Cup in 2029.
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About it reports SportACentrs.com.
According to the source, the annual Congress of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) took place in Stockholm. It was decided that on the basis of correspondence between the IIHF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the aggressor country will not participate in the Hockey Tournament of the Winter Olympiad-2026.
It should be noted that after a full -scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia and Belarus were removed from participation in IIHF tournaments by the summer of 2025. It is reported that the place at the OI-2026 hockey tournament will be guaranteed France as the next team.
The men’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympic Games in 2026 will take place from February 11 to February 22, and women’s competitions are expected to be held from February 5 to February 19.
Recall that Ukraine could not break into the tournament, losing all three qualifying matches. The rivals of the “blue-yellow” were Latvia, which won the group, France, which will replace Russia, and Slovenia.
Earlier it became known that IIHF named the name of the host country of the World Cup in 2029.