As part of the international hockey tournament held in Minsk these days, the Russian national under-16 team beat the country’s women’s national team.
The match played on November 8 in the capital of Belarus resulted in a big victory for the young people with a score of 16:0. During the match, the Russian U-16 team shot 49 shots on goal, while the women managed to shoot 4 shots.
In the next match, the Russian women’s team will play against the Belarusian youth team, which consists of players no older than 18 years old.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The International Hockey Federation (IIHF) has suspended the participation of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) in the 2022 World Championship and this decision remains in effect.
The Russian team last won the World Championship in 2014; The last time Russian hockey players won at the Olympic Games was in Pyeongchang in 2018.
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