Canadian Government Says Russian Players with Visas Will Still Be Barred From WJC
Canada says Russian players with valid visas will still be barred, closing a possible return after a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling.
- On Wednesday, Canada announced it will prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from entering for the 2026 World Junior Championship in Alberta, even those holding valid visas.
- Secretary of State for Sport Adam Van Koeverden stated these measures counter Russia's war in Ukraine, overriding a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation to reinstate Russian teams.
- Van Koeverden clarified the government aims to prevent Russia and Belarus from using events as platforms for "state representation, political legitimacy and propaganda," explicitly ruling out neutral team participation.
- Hockey federations from Finland, Sweden, Czechia, and Norway have declared their teams will refuse to compete against Russian players, while the International Ice Hockey Federation has yet to clarify Norway's tournament status.
- The World Junior Championship begins December 26 in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney previously vowed Russian teams would "absolutely" not be allowed into the country as long as the war continues.
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Barred from competing in Canada, Russia wants world junior hockey tour
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Russian Hockey Federation is seeking to have next month’s world junior hockey championships either relocated or canceled in light of Canada’s decision to bar Russia from participating in the tournament. Russian news
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Barred from competing in Canada, Russia wants world junior hockey tournament relocated or canceled
The Russian Hockey Federation is seeking to have next month’s world junior hockey championships either relocated or canceled in light of Canada’s decision to bar Russia from participating in the tournament. Russian news agency TASS on Thursday also that reported…
The Government of Canada has stated that it will not allow Russia to participate in the World Youth Championship, which will take place in the Canadian cities of Edmonton and Red Dir, despite the decision of the Sports Arbitral Tribunal (CAS).
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