🇱🇻 The national hockey team of Latvia will refuse to play in Russia and Belarus even under the threat of a technical loss.
This is what the Secretary General of the Latvian Hockey Federation, Roberts Piavis, said.
Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the IIHF to allow Russian national teams to enter five international tournaments, including world championships.
In February 2024, the Latvian parliament passed a law banning national sports teams from playing matches against teams from Russia and Belarus, even if they compete under a neutral flag.