We will not let Latvian politicians blackmail us in relation to ice-hockey championship in Belarus - IIHF

  • 2020-10-26
  • LETA/TBT Staff
RIGA - We will not let Latvia blackmail us in relation to ice-hockey championship in Belarus, said International Ice-Hockey Federation (IIHF) general secretary Horst Lichtner in an interview with German public radio Deutschlandfunk (DLF). As reported, Latvia due to the recent political events in Belarus does not with to co-host the 2021 Hockey World Championship with this country. The games had to be held in both capitals - Riga and Minsk. Latvia wants talks with IIHF on moving the 2021 Hockey World Championship games in Belarus to some other country, Prime Minister Krisj...
 
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