The government\u2019s Nov. 3 statement allows individual athletes to compete as neutrals but does not clarify whether that could extend to a Russian team at the world juniors, which opens Dec. 26.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe situation is still unclear,\u201d Norway\u2019s hockey Secretary General Peter Salsten said in a statement posted on the association\u2019s website and translated from Norwegian.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis makes us hope that the last word has not been said about our participation in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hockey Canada referred The Canadian Press to the federal government\u2019s Nov. 3 statement and said it had nothing to add.<\/p>\n
Individual Russian athletes who have competed at the Olympics since the war began have done so as neutrals.<\/p>\n
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Russian and Belarusian professional tennis players have continued to compete as individuals under neutral status on the ATP and WTA tours, including at the National Bank Open events in Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n
World Aquatics barred Russian and Belarusian athletes from its events in 2022, then allowed them to return as neutrals the following year.<\/p>\n
In April, it lifted restrictions on senior athletes, allowing them to compete under their national flags and with their anthems, subject to screening requirements.<\/p>\n
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