Czech Foreign Minister Petar Makinka told CNN Prima News that the upcoming 2027 World Youth Championship in Ostrava could do without Russian hockey players, calling them "masculine," using the offensive word muž.
Macinka discussed the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the acceptance of the Russian national teams with his predecessor in the position, Jan Lipavsky. Both opposed the admission of Russians to international tournaments.
Lipavsky called Macinka's comments about women's hockey "chauvinistic stupidity" and said that anyone who wants to can play this sport. Masinka's words were also criticized by the Czechs Adam Klapka (Calgary) and Martin Neckas (Colorado) who played in the NHL.
Macinka later admitted that his comments about women's hockey were "highly inappropriate," Edens reports. The minister thanked his government colleagues for not actively discussing this issue at the meeting.
"It's as if they felt how my wife, Mrs. Metzinkova, scolds me for this at home," said the foreign minister.
RBC channel in "Max".