The Minister of Education and Science (MES) of the Republic of Latvia Anita Muižniece will soon propose changes to the Sports Law to prevent Riga "Dinamo" from participating in the Continental Hockey League or the Russian Open Championship.
Yesterday, Anita Muižniece announced that the story about Riga "Dinamo" and participation in the Russian Open Championship should end completely , but today she added that changes to the Sports Law will be encouraged in the near future. In order to play "Dinamo", a permit from the Latvian Hockey Federation, which is under the Ministry, is required.
The landowner will push for amendments to the law to have stricter rules for the participation of Latvian sports teams in foreign championships outside the European Union.
"In the coming days, I will definitely encourage you to determine that our athletes and our teams in this situation should be restricted from competing in other countries' championships outside the European Union," said Muižniece. "It is a political decision whether we want our teams, whether private or otherwise, to participate in foreign championships," Muižniece said in a conversation with
Latvijas Radio .
The Ministry of Education and Science has also answered the question why the advertisement of Riga "Dinamo" is displayed in the e-class, indicating that its publication has been stopped.
Western sanctions have also affected several KHL leaders, including the league's main figures, Gennady Timchenko, and the Rothenberg family, which controls both the St. Petersburg SKA and Helsinki's Jokerit. Fans of the Finnish club have demanded their withdrawal from the Russian league. Also fined bank that sponsors Moscow CSKA.
