The International Federation has previously indicated that the host has the right to start, but there are strong concerns that the team’s standards will not be up to par.
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A decision is expected next Thursday on whether the Chinese men’s hockey team will be eligible to host the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, or whether it will not seize the opportunity due to its insufficient playing skills, and Norway will be the one to join.
The IIHF has previously indicated that the host has the right to start, but there are strong concerns that the team’s standards will not be up to par. In addition, the world stars of the National Hockey League will be playing in the games, and as Luke Tardiff, president of the International Hockey Federation elected on September 25, said they do not want to watch a 15-0 game. The FIFA and the International Olympic Committee are looking for ways to avoid the embarrassing move of knocking the Chinese hockey team out of the tournament and to avoid “humiliating” results.
Two weeks ago, it was decided that the Kunlun Red Star, who played in the Russian Hockey League (KHL), will include in the two league matches those who can qualify for the Chinese team and cannot face the Chinese team. “Only” to not have a passport.
On Monday, Kunlun defeated Amur Khabarovsk with a 5-4 loss in overtime by four goals. The next poll will be on Wednesday (today) against Avantgrad Omsk. In the 24-team KHL team, Kunlun ranks second to last and now has only eight Chinese domestic hockey players. On the other hand, others may be eligible for a Chinese passport because they are of Chinese descent or have played for a Chinese club in recent years according to IIHF rules.
The International Federation stressed that the two matches will be analyzed by five experts, after which they meet again and discuss the next step.
Tardif noted that since he recently became the new head of the Institute of International Investment, he does not want to cause a diplomatic earthquake. They want to make sure that the Chinese men’s team is really suitable for the Olympics and they want to decide with the IOC. “Norway is also ready to go,” he added.
If the Chinese national team, ranked 32 in the two-year rankings for the coronavirus pandemic, can’t compete in the Olympics – for example, won’t reach the minimum level required for a group opponent with NHL stars, Canada and the United States and against Germany – then Norway, as the squad The best-ranked in the final round of qualifying will be the entry.
There was no similar doubt about the participation of the 20th women’s national team in the women’s world rankings.
