News of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk and Riga

Action plan for 2021 IIHF World Championship in Minsk to be approved before 1 March 2019
The organizing committee was approved by Council of Ministers’ Resolution No.930 of 22 December 2018...

Team Belarus urged to break new ground by 2021 IIHF World Championship
"The task for the new leader and Belarusian hockey is to get prepared for the 2021 IIHF World Championship in the best way possible"...

Belarus, Latvia urged to organize best ever IIHF World Championship in 2021
“We look forward to 2021 when we co-host the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship. We are very happy that our joint bid won. We are seriously preparing for the event”...

Lukashenko: Belarus will host the 2021 IIHF World Championship thanks to the Christmas tournament
Alexander Lukashenko said: “Just recently the entire country rejoiced at hearing the International Ice Hockey Federation’s decision to arrange an ice hockey world championship in Belarus in 2021. It would have been impossible without those guys and without the sport functionaries, who have come to Minsk for the Christmas tournament”...

Belarus, Latvia consider free tours for 2021 IIHF World Championship visitors
“It would be great if the visitors coming to Latvia or Belarus could freely travel across both countries on a tour bus and explore all the historic sites”...

Belarus, Latvia discuss development of transport, tourism infrastructure for 2021 IIHF Championship
Vladimir Zinovsky and Edgars Rinkevics discussed the joint effort to enable favorable conditions for the development of transport and logistics infrastructure ahead of the upcoming IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship due in Belarus and Latvia in 2021...

Belarus, Latvia considering issuing commorative coins for 2021 IIHF World Championship
The National Bank of Belarus and the Bank of Latvia are considering issuing commemorative coins dedicated to the 2021 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship which will be held in Minsk and Riga...

Belarus, Latvia praised for hard work to prepare bid for hosting 2021 IIHF World Championship
According to Rene Fasel, the victory of Minsk and Riga was a surprise to many. “There was a little confusion during the vote. We had to hold the second round which confirmed the results of the first vote. It only shows that the Ice Hockey Federations of Belarus and Latvia did a big job"...

Minsk to host 2021 IIHF World Championship medal games
Both cities will host the preliminary round matches while the Belarusian capital will be the venue of the semifinal and medal games...

Belarus, Latvia to co-host 2021 IIHF World Championship
The secret vote took place in Hyatt Regency Cologne Hotel. The joint bid of Minsk and Riga got 55 votes, while Finland’s bid received 52...