UKRAINE INVASION

Swedish bandy players will boycott world championship in Russia

1:10 min
  • Swedish players will not attend the world cup in bandy later this year to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  • The men's Bandy World Championship is slated to take place this October in Irkutsk, near Russia's border with Mongolia.

  • The chairman of the Swedish Bandy Association says boycotting the tournament is a way for the association to show its support for Ukraine.