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After Fifa and Uefa, the international ice hockey association is also taking action. All Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs are suspended with immediate effect.
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The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended all national teams and clubs from Russia and Belarus.
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The IIHF announced this on Monday evening.
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At the World Cup in May, Switzerland would have been group opponents of Russia.
After Fifa and Uefa, the international ice hockey association is following suit. At an extraordinary meeting on Monday, the IIHF decided to ban all Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs from participating in all age categories and all IIHF competitions.
In addition, Russia will be deprived of the Junior World Championships in 2023. According to the announcement, both measures should make it possible to ensure the safety of the IIHF Championships and all participating players, officials and fans.
At the A World Championships in Helsinki in May, Russia would have met Switzerland in Group A, among others. In any case, the team from the World Anti-Doping Agency should not have competed under the Russian flag due to manipulated data from the laboratory in Moscow, but as the Russian Olympic Committee.
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