Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov in an interview “Match TV” He stated that he sees hockey players as normal guys.
“I like hockey, normal guys play there. My favorite athlete in general is Vladislav Tretyak. “It’s not just that we named the hockey field built in the village of Fyodor Konyukhov after him and even blessed him,” Konyukhov said.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. At the end of 2023, the organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes. To participate, they must meet a number of requirements and be qualified.
In February 2024, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) extended the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian national teams. The organization stated that the IIHF Council will continue to monitor the situation and in May 2025 will consider the reintegration of the Russian and Belarusian national teams for the 2025/26 season.
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Source: Gazeta
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