MINSK, 25 July (BelTA) – Belarus' Ice Hockey Federation will submit a bid to host the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship 2021. This decision was made at a meeting of the Executive Committee of Belarus' Ice Hockey Federation (BIHF), BelTA learned from the BIHF press service.
Belarus plans to hold the world championship on two arena: Minsk Arena and Chizhovka Arena which hosted the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
“The necessary infrastructure to host the world championship is already in place. The previous world championship cemented Belarus's image as a truly hockey country capable of hosting the high-profile events at the highest level,” the federation said.
The BIHF is well aware that it will be very hard to win the bid at the first attempt because among the bidders to host the IIHF World Championship is also Finland.
