Russia Says CAS Has Ordered International Ice Hockey Federation to Let Russian Teams Play Its Events – WTOP News
CAS said the International Ice Hockey Federation lacked enough evidence for its security concerns and left open questions about neutral-team status.
- On Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned International Ice Hockey Federation decisions excluding Russian teams from 2026-27 events, including world championships.
- While the IIHF has barred Russian teams since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Court cited a lack of sufficient evidence to support the federation's security concerns.
- Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on Telegram that the Court "recognized the demands of the Russian Hockey Federation on key points as justified."
- The ruling presents an immediate challenge for IIHF President Franz Reindl, whose home country Germany hosts the men's world championship next year.
- Despite the Court's decision, the IIHF expressed disappointment and maintains its exclusion decisions were necessary for safety; the ruling did not address whether Russia must compete as neutral athletes.
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saarbruecker-zeitung.deSince the lost Olympic final in 2022, the Russian ice hockey players were no longer allowed to compete internationally. Now the door is open for return. But they are not welcome.
Now it's clear! Russia is allowed to participate in the 2027 World Hockey Championships in Germany, as decided by the International Sports Court (CAS).
Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has been suspended from international ice hockey competitions by the IIHF.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the Russians' appeal regarding the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) summer decision to extend the Russian national team's ban from international tournaments.
CAS has decided that Russia will be allowed to participate in the Ice Hockey World Championship from 2027.
Russia will be allowed to participate in the Ice Hockey World Championship again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has decided this and the decision is already valid for the Junior World Championship that starts in December. “The International Ice Hockey Federation would like to express its disappointment with the decision,” the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) writes in a press release.
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