The International Hockey Federation on Tuesday barred Russia from participating within the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior World Cup as the worldwide sporting fraternity unitedly continued to boycott the nation from worldwide occasions for its invasion of Ukraine that has evoked worldwide condemnation.
The FIH Junior Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be held in Potchefstroom, South Africa from April 1 to 12.
“Following yesterday’s recommendation by the IOC to avoid the participation of Russian athletes and officials in international competitions – in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all participants, the Executive Board (EB) of FIH has taken the decision to exclude Russia from the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup scheduled from 1 to 12 April in Potchefstroom, South Africa,” the FIH mentioned in a press release.
FIH Statement on the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup.
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— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) March 1, 2022
The FIH’s resolution got here after it had expressed its full solidarity to the members of Ukraine’s hockey group at this horrible time earlier this week.
“FIH is in regular contact with the Hockey Association of Ukraine and is doing its utmost to offer any support it can, in the hope that the Ukrainian team will be able to participate in the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup,” the sport’s governing physique mentioned.
“FIH expresses its strong hope for a peaceful resolution rapidly.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final week triggered world condemnation and the nation is being suspended from worldwide sporting occasions.
Most not too long ago, Russian groups have been suspended from all worldwide soccer, together with qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.
This was after the IOC Executive Board issued an “urgent recommendation not to organise any sports event in Russia or Belarus.”
IOC EB additionally strongly urged International Sports Federations and organisers of occasions to “do everything in their power to ensure that no athlete or sports official from Russia or Belarus be allowed to take part under the name of Russia or Belarus.”
