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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced Monday that teams from Russia and Belarus are suspended from competitions until further notice.
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The IIHF Council has suspended all Russian and Belarusian national and club teams from IIHF competitions until further notice and withdrew the hosting rights of the 2023 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WorldJuniors</a> from Russia. <br><br>READ MORE: <a href=”https://t.co/SpSMGTlZw1″>https://t.co/SpSMGTlZw1</a><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/hockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#hockey</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/icehockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#icehockey</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Ukraine</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Russia</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Belarus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Belarus</a> <a href=”https://t.co/YYb1JduvWE”>pic.twitter.com/YYb1JduvWE</a>
The decision comes after Russia’s military attack on Ukraine, which Belarus has assisted with.
The ban will keep Russian and Belarusian national teams from competing in the 2022 World Championship in May, as well as the Women’s World Championship and World Junior Championship this year.
Russia will also no longer be allowed to host the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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