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The Russians should return to the hockey championships.
The sponsors' reactions were awaited until Sunday, when the first of them responded.
Czech bookmaker Tipsport, which is the official sponsor of the World Hockey Championship, opposed the potential return of the Russian national team to international competitions.
BRATISLAVA - The decision, which could pave the way for Russia to return to the World Ice Hockey Championships, has sparked sharp reactions. After the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, betting company Tipsport also spoke out. Its position is clear - it does not want to list odds on the matches of the Russian national team and cannot imagine its advertising during them, either in the stadium or on television broadcasts.
The decision of the CAS sports arbitration that Russian teams can participate in hockey championships again with immediate effect is not liked even by the big sponsors of Czech hockey. The Russian and Belarusian national teams were excluded from the competitions by the international federation IIHF in February 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine and the ban on starting...
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