WASHINGTON, November 4. /TASS/. Canada will not issue visas to Russian athletes for participation in the world junior hockey championship, which is set to take place there late this year and early next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
"If you’re asking specifically about the world juniors, the Russians will not be there," he was quoted as saying by the CTV News channel. "This is a decision we take on our own," he added.
On October 30, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) instructed the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to allow Russian national teams to take part in international competitions. Later, the ice hockey federations of Germany, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Norway stated they were disappointed with the court’s verdict. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced that it was organizing a bloc of countries that would boycott matches involving Russians.