“It is impossible to transfer the world hockey championship from Russia, we will adhere to our decision taken earlier. This applies to the youth world championship, and the women's. Our desire is to hold these tournaments in Russia, ”RIA Novosti quoted Fazel as saying.
WADA has suspended Russia from participating in international tournaments for four years for manipulating the database of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory. In addition, during this period, Russia will not be able to host international sports tournaments on its territory.
Recall that in 2023 the youth world championship in Omsk and Novosibirsk, as well as the World Cup in St. Petersburg, should be held in Russia. In addition, the Russian Hockey Federation has filed an application for hosting the Women's World Championship in Ufa in 2021.
Earlier, the FHR issued a statement regarding WADA sanctions.