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Germany plans world hockey championship without Russia

First reported Nov 3, 7:17 PM ET · Latest Nov 7, 6:06 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 7, 7:01 AM ET

Where things stand

Germany is working to host next year’s world ice hockey championship while keeping Russia out, Deutsche Welle reports.

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Facts

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Timeline

What changed: The German government is seeking a solution that would allow the tournament to proceed without Russian participation.

Every report, newest first

  1. Germany hopes to host world ice hockey championship — without Russia — Deutsche Welle

    International protests continue after a court ruled that Russia must be allowed to return to international ice hockey. Germany is seeking a solution that will allow the country to host next year's world championship.

  2. Carney vows Russia won't compete at world hockey juniors in Canada — Yahoo Sports

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed Tuesday that Russians would not compete at next month's World Junior Hockey Championships despite being reinstated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.But Russia was reinstated by CAS to ice hockey world…

Questions

What we don’t know yet: It is unclear how Germany intends to exclude Russia from the senior championship and what rules or agreements would support that decision.

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More: background

A court decision required Russia’s return to international ice hockey, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated Russia for the senior world championships. However, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russia would be barred from the upcoming World Junior Championships in Canada.

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