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According to the Prime Minister, Lithuania supports the IIHF’s decision to cancel the competition in Belarus.
“Lithuania pays to organize high-level competitions and has proven this more than once. Logistically, it would be much more convenient to organize competitions in neighboring countries during a pandemic. In addition, Lithuania has the necessary infrastructure. Therefore, we also offered assistance to the government. Latvian in organizing part of the competition in Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as this morning in an interview with the president of the International Hockey Federation, ”said I. Šimonytė.
The World Championship will be held from May 21 to June 6, with the participation of the 16 best teams.
As you have already written Delphi, the IIHF has so far not considered the possibility of organizing part of the tournament in Lithuania. Latvia is very likely to accept all the priorities as well as the scenarios for organizing a first-stage group competition in Slovakia or Denmark.
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