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The Bandy WC for both women and men is canceled next year, the Norwegian Bandy Federation writes on its website.
But the message does not seem to have reached the Swedish national teams.
Sweden and Åby hosted this year’s WC, both for women and for men. But next year there won’t be a world championship at all, according to a press release that the Norwegian Bandy Federation published this weekend.
– The Norwegian Bandy Association is suffering with our players who are now missing out on a long-awaited Bandy World Cup, they write.
Sweden’s response
The International Bandy Federation (FIB) has not yet made any official announcement, and the Swedish men’s national team’s captain Mattias Sjöholm doesn’t seem to know about it either.
– I didn’t know that, so I can’t comment on it much. We’re going to have a meeting here in the near future so maybe I’ll find out more, he tells Bandypuls.
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There have long been uncertainties surrounding the WC 2024. According to Bandypuls, it is about the fact that the FIB has had difficulty finding possible organizers for the championships.
It is also related to the situation surrounding Russia, one of the major bandit nations, which is suspended due to the country’s war of invasion in Ukraine.
Already last month was Hans Elis Johanssonchairman of the Swedish national team committee, believes that there could be a championship-free year in 2024.
– It is very likely that there will be no WC at all. If it is to be arranged, it is about the television agreement and that the club that organizes knows what they are doing and gets involved. And who bears the costs? It’s not easy to win a World Cup without Russia, he told Bandypuls on October 17.
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