Russia stripped as host of world men’s ice hockey championship
Russia was stripped as host of the 2023 World Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, the latest event to be taken out of the nation after its invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia was stripped as host of the 2023 World Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, the latest event to be taken out of the nation after its invasion of Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the world swimming federation's nine-month suspension of Russian Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov for attending a rally was "absurd", adding that Russian and Belarusian athletes had faced discrimination based on their nationality.
By Matias Grez and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN
Swimming's world governing body FINA said on Monday it has launched an internal review after Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov competed at the national championships while serving a ban for attending a rally in support of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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