Canada will exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the world junior ice hockey championships, which are due to take place in Alberta from late December to early January.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the decision on Tuesday (3 November) during a televised press conference in Antigua, following a summit.
“While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific war in Ukraine, as long as that's going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney said.
“So, if you're asking specifically about the world juniors, the Russians will not be there,” he added.
Canada, a major international supporter of Ukraine, has also criticised a recent decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowing Russian athletes to compete in events organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Carney's announcement came as several European ice hockey federations announced they would refuse to play against Russia at next year's men's world championship in Germany.
The national federations of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic said on Tuesday they would not face the Russian team at the tournament.
The decisions follow continued divisions over Russia's participation in international sport since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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