Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Sports
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Canada says it will prevent Russian athletes and officials from entering the country for ice hockey’s World Junior Championship in Alberta, effectively barring their participation weeks before the tournament begins.
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tournament → say → participation
Canada’s Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden said on Wednesday that Ottawa opposes Russian and Belarusian participation in international sport “as long as Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine with Belarus’s complicity”.
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Russia → say → complicity
chess body suspends Russia over activities in occupied-Ukraine
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body → suspend → Ukraine
3International Olympic Committee recommends ending Belarus restrictions
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Committee → recommend → restrictions
The minister for immigration, refugees and citizenship “will take measures to individually assess and prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from entering Canada to compete, regardless of whether they already hold valid visas”, Van Koeverden said.
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Koeverden → take → visas
Hockey Canada has previously said it supports the government’s position.
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it → say → position
Late last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to admit Russian teams to five upcoming championships, beginning with the World Junior Championship.
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Court → order → Championship
The IIHF, which has barred Russia from most international competitions since Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said it disagreed with the CAS decision.
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it → bar → decision
The hockey federation’s statement followed announcements from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic that their national teams will refuse to play against Russia at next year’s men’s World Championships in Germany.
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teams → follow → Germany
Latvia and Finland have also said their teams will not play Russia, while the Finnish city of Turku threatened to drop its hosting duties for the 2028 World Junior Championship.
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city → say → Championship
Belarus’s team will not participate in the championship following a separate decision by the IIHF.
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team → participate → IIHF
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has previously said Ottawa would not permit Russian athletes to compete for their country on Canadian soil, a statement some perceived as keeping the door open for their participation as neutrals.
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some → say → neutrals
Van Koeverden said Canada allowed neutral participation only by individual athletes, ruling out the option for the Russian team.
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Canada → say → team
“Canada’s position is unequivocal: as long as Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine, there can be no return to business as usual,” he said.
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he → continue → business
“Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine.”
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Canada → continue → Ukraine
The World Junior Championship runs from December 26 to January 5.
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Championship → run → January
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