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The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the International Ice Hockey Federation's decisions to suspend Russia from tournaments in the 2026/27 season, citing insufficient evidence of security threats. The IIHF and the German association expressed disappointment.
Otabek YusupovOn October 21, an exhibition opened in the Light Hall of the Moskovsky Railway Station in St. Petersburg, organized by FIAS and the Sambo History Museum. The exhibition is timed to the 50th SAMBO World Championship in Tashkent (November 6–8) and the 90th anniversary of the sport in 2028. The exhibition will run until November 20.
Sevara AzamovaRussian sports referee Alexander Maniraki was expelled from Poland ahead of the youth karate world championship in Bielsko-Biała. Police detained him, interrogated him and annulled his Schengen visa, citing as a violation the fact that he held a tourist visa instead of a sports visa, and gave him eight days to leave the country.
Sevara AzamovaA young Russian karate athlete and his father were detained by Polish law enforcement after arriving for the youth world karate championship in Bielsko-Biała. They entered the country on a Hungarian tourist visa, were charged with illegal border crossing, but were then allowed to attend the tournament as spectators.
Javlon TursunovHong Kong hosted its annual underwater hockey tournament over the past weekend, drawing enthusiasts from Asian countries. Players in masks and fins with short curved sticks battle for a weighted puck at the bottom of the pool while holding their breath. Many participants are aiming for the world championship in France in April.
Bekzod Nazarov
