An illustrated empty ice hockey rink with equipment on opposite sides, suggesting uncertainty about an international tournament.

سَبْعَةُ اتِّحَادَاتٍ أُورُوبِّيَّةٍ تَرْفُضُ مُوَاجَهَةَ رُوسِيَا فِي بُطُولَةِ الْهُوكِي

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أَعْلَنَتْ سَبْعَةُ اتِّحَادَاتٍ أُورُوبِّيَّةٍ لِلْهُوكِي عَلَى الْجَلِيدِ أَنَّ فِرَقَهَا لَنْ تُوَاجِهَ رُوسِيَا فِي بُطُولَةِ الْعَالَمِ عَامَ ٢٠٢٧. وَتَشْمَلُ هٰذِهِ الدُّوَلُ فِنْلَنْدَا وَالنُّرْوِيجَ وَالسُّوِيدَ وَالنِّمْسَا. وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّرِ أَنْ تُقَامَ الْبُطُولَةُ فِي أَلْمَانْيَا فِي شَهْرِ مَايُو.

جَاءَ هٰذَا الْمَوْقِفُ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَرَّرَتْ مَحْكَمَةُ التَّحْكِيمِ الرِّيَاضِيِّ أَنَّ الْاتِّحَادَ الدَّوْلِيَّ لِلْهُوكِي يَجِبُ أَنْ يَسْمَحَ لِلْمُنْتَخَبَاتِ الرُّوسِيَّةِ بِالْمُشَارَكَةِ فِي الْمُسَابَقَاتِ. وَكَانَتْ هٰذِهِ الْفِرَقُ مَمْنُوعَةً مِنْهَا مُنْذُ عَامِ ٢٠٢٢. وَقَالَ الْاتِّحَادُ الدَّوْلِيُّ إِنَّهُ لَا يُوَافِقُ عَلَى الْقَرَارِ، وَلٰكِنَّهُ سَيَلْتَزِمُ بِهِ.

وَقَالَ الْاتِّحَادُ الْأَلْمَانِيُّ إِنَّ الْقَرَارَ غَيَّرَ الْوَضْعَ، وَإِنَّهُ يَدْرُسُ مَا إِذَا كَانَ سَيَبْقَى مُنَظِّمًا لِلْبُطُولَةِ. وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ عَوَامِلَ مِنْهَا الْأَمْنُ وَالسِّيَاسَةُ وَالْمَالُ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى دِرَاسَةٍ.

وَكَذٰلِكَ قَالَتْ شَرِكَتَانِ تَدْعَمَانِ الْبُطُولَةَ إِنَّهُمَا قَدْ تُغَيِّرَانِ مَوْقِفَهُمَا إِذَا شَارَكَتْ رُوسِيَا. وَقَالَتْ شْكُودَا، وَهِيَ أَكْبَرُ دَاعِمٍ لِلْبُطُولَةِ، إِنَّهَا سَتُعِيدُ النَّظَرَ فِي دَعْمِهَا. وَلَمْ يُعْلِنِ الْمُنَظِّمُونَ بَعْدُ كَيْفَ سَيُطَبَّقُ قَرَارُ الْمَحْكَمَةِ. لِذٰلِكَ، مَا زَالَ شَكْلُ الْبُطُولَةِ غَيْرَ وَاضِحٍ.

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Seven European Federations Refuse to Play Russia in Ice Hockey Championship

Seven European ice hockey federations announced that their teams will not play Russia at the 2027 World Championship. The countries include Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Austria. The championship is scheduled to take place in Germany in May.

The position came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation must allow Russian national teams to compete. Those teams had been barred from competitions since 2022. The international federation said it disagreed with the ruling but would comply with it.

The German federation said the ruling changed the situation and that it is considering whether it will remain the tournament’s host. It said factors including security, politics, and money need further study.

Two companies that support the championship also said they might change their positions if Russia competes. Škoda, the tournament’s main sponsor, said it would review its support. Organizers have not yet announced how the court ruling will be applied. So the tournament’s format remains unclear.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
اِتِّحَادٌ noun federation
بُطُولَةٌ noun championship
وَاجَهَ verb to face; to play against
مَحْكَمَةٌ noun court
قَرَّرَ verb to rule; to decide
مُشَارَكَةٌ noun participation
مَمْنُوعٌ adjective barred; banned
مُنَظِّمٌ noun organizer
دَعْمٌ noun support
غَيْرُ وَاضِحٍ adjective unclear

Sources

  1. Euronews: Hockey nations refuse to play Russia as Germany weighs pulling out as host
  2. Medicine Hat News / The Canadian Press: Sweden, Czechs join growing boycott of hockey world championship games against Russia

This learner article is an original summary based on the sources above. The featured image is an AI-generated editorial illustration.

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