Norway ousted from World Juniors to make way for Russia; Switzerland joins boycott

Norway claims it was removed from the upcoming World Juniors tournament to accommodate Russia's return to international ice hockey, a move that has drawn a boycott from Switzerland. This marks a concrete step in Russia's reintegration into global sports governance, reversing the post-2022 exclusion, and signals a geopolitical shift in Western alignment on Russia sanctions.

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