CAS ruling clears Russian teams for next year’s hockey championships

Sport · First reported 30 Oct, 15:56 · Updated 16:12

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the IIHF’s exclusion of Russian teams from its competitions, citing insufficient evidence for the federation’s security concerns. The decision is expected to affect junior tournaments and next year’s men’s and women’s world championships; the IIHF and several countries objected.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Russia’s appeal, finding that the IIHF had not provided sufficient evidence to support its security concerns.
The ruling requires Russian teams to be allowed into next year’s men’s and women’s world championships, scheduled in Germany and Canada, as well as junior competitions.
The IIHF said it disagreed with the ruling, while Canada and Ukraine’s hockey federation also opposed the decision; Canada said it would maintain restrictions at events it hosts that receive government funding.

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Key facts

Ruling body: Court of Arbitration for Sport
Appeal: Russian Ice Hockey Federation’s appeal against its competition ban was upheld.
Men’s championship: Scheduled next year in Germany.
Women’s championship: Scheduled next year in Canada.
CAS reasoning: The IIHF’s security arguments were not supported by sufficient evidence.
Canada’s response: It said it would maintain restrictions on Russian athletes at government-funded events hosted in Canada.