Carney bars Russia from World Juniors
The gist
Canadian PM Mark Carney said Russia and Belarus athletes will not compete at next month's World Juniors in Alberta.
The bar defies a CAS ruling that lifted the IIHF's ban on Russian teams.
How it unfolded
- Feb 24, 2022Russia invaded Ukraine, four days after that year's Olympic competition ended.
- recentlyThe CAS ruled that Russian teams can compete in upcoming men's and women's world championships, overturning the IIHF's decisions to exclude them.
- Nov 3, 2026Carney told reporters at a televised press conference that Russia and Belarus athletes will not compete for their countries in Canada, including at the World Juniors.
Key terms
- World Juniors
- An annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the IIHF for national under-20 teams, held around late December to early January.
- CAS
- An international arbitration body established in 1984 to settle sports-related disputes, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- IIHF
- The worldwide governing body for ice hockey, based in Zurich, Switzerland, made up of national ice hockey associations.
Source: Wikipedia