The rest of the world junior ice hockey championship in Canada has been cancelled over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Worldwide Ice Hockey Federation made the announcement on Wednesday on the advice of the organisation’s medical officers.
Citing the unfold of the coronavirus and the omicron variant, the IIHF canceled the remainder of the event “to ensure the health and safety of all participants.”
Two video games had already been forfeited due to optimistic coronavirus take a look at outcomes amongst US and Czech gamers and one other was imminent with Russia.
Two US gamers and one Czech participant had returned optimistic exams, resulting in crew quarantine mandates.
The IIHF council decided the integrity of the occasion had been compromised by the forfeits, resulting in the cancellation.
“We owed it to the participating teams to do our best to create the conditions necessary for this event to work,” IIHF President Luc Tardif stated.
“Unfortunately, this was not enough. We now have to take some time and focus on getting all players and team staff back home safely.”
The highest event within the world for gamers underneath age 20 had accomplished 9 video games in Edmonton and Crimson Deer, Alberta, earlier than being referred to as off.
