Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
⚡️ Russia’s Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev:
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (#CAS) has ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (#IIHF) to admit Russian national teams to international competitions.
CAS overturned all five resolutions adopted by the IIHF Council and ordered that Russian teams be allowed to compete in the IIHF events covered by those resolutions.
CAS thus upheld the key claims of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and overturned the IIHF decisions that prevented Russian teams from participating in international competitions.
❗️ Under the ruling, the IIHF must ensure Russian teams’ participation in the relevant tournaments in the 2026/27 season.
The CAS ruling settles this issue, as it is final and cannot be appealed.
Challenging work lies ahead as we work with the IIHF to implement the CAS ruling and secure Russian teams’ return to competitions held under its auspices.
🏒 The next event is the World Junior Championship, which will take place in the Canadian cities of Edmonton and Red Deer.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (#CAS) has ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (#IIHF) to admit Russian national teams to international competitions.
CAS overturned all five resolutions adopted by the IIHF Council and ordered that Russian teams be allowed to compete in the IIHF events covered by those resolutions.
CAS thus upheld the key claims of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and overturned the IIHF decisions that prevented Russian teams from participating in international competitions.
❗️ Under the ruling, the IIHF must ensure Russian teams’ participation in the relevant tournaments in the 2026/27 season.
The CAS ruling settles this issue, as it is final and cannot be appealed.
Challenging work lies ahead as we work with the IIHF to implement the CAS ruling and secure Russian teams’ return to competitions held under its auspices.
🏒 The next event is the World Junior Championship, which will take place in the Canadian cities of Edmonton and Red Deer.