Christmas International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament canceled amid COVID-19

Source: Xinhua| 2020-12-01 23:54:16|Editor: huaxia

MINSK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation has cancelled the 2021 Christmas International Hockey Amateur Tournament.

The tournament in 2021 will not take place due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the Federation said on Tuesday.

Sports officials took into account the impossibility of holding training camps for teams in most of the participating countries as well as the recommendations of the World Health Organization.

Since 2005, the Christmas International Hockey Amateur Tournament has been held in Minsk annually. Enditem

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