{{Short description|International sport competition}} {{Infobox sport event | name = 2022 World Championships | image = 2022 bandy world championship logi.png | size = | location = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Syktyvkar]], [[Russia]] | dates = {{nowrap|27 March – 3 April (Division A)}}{{efn|''Cancelled''}} | venue = | men = | women = | previous = [[2020 Bandy World Championship|Irkutsk 2020]] | next = [[2023 Bandy World Championship|Växjö 2023]] }} The '''2022 [[Bandy World Championship]]''' was to be held from 27 March to 3 April 2022 in [[Syktyvkar]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldbandy.com/2021/01/31/decisions-on-tournaments-2021-2022/|title=Decisions on tournaments 2021–2022|publisher=[[Federation of International Bandy|FIB]]|date=31 January 2021|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
==History== The championship was originally scheduled to take place from 30 March to 4 April '''2021''' but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komi-bandy2021.ru/news/149|title=Vitaly Savilov: We will be ready to welcome the championship on other dates|website=komi-bandy2021.ru|date=1 February 2021|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
The [[Federation of International Bandy]] (FIB) had announced that the [[2020 Bandy World Championship|2020 Division A tournament]] in [[Irkutsk]] would be finalised in October 2021, and the subsequent World Championship in [[Syktyvkar]] (originally scheduled for 2021) would instead be played in 2022. On 24 August 2021, Sweden announced its withdrawals from the competition in Irkutsk, due to the continued threat of COVID-19; Finland and Norway had already made the same decisions earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbandy.com/2021/08/24/sweden-and-finland-refrain-from-participating-in-irkutsk/|title=Sweden and Finland refrain from participating in Irkutsk|publisher=Federation of International Bandy|language=English|date=24 August 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> Subsequently, on 30 August 2021, the FIB decided to postpone the championships once again, now to March - April 2022.<ref>[http://www.worldbandy.com/2021/08/30/fib-decisions-regarding-upcoming-international-tournaments/ FIB-decisions regarding upcoming international tournaments!]</ref>
On 24 February 2022, the [[Finland's Bandy Association]] announced that they would not take part in the competition due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000008638903.html|title=Suomi ei osallistu jääpallon MM-kisoihin Venäjällä – "Vastuullamme on turvata Suomen kansalaisten turvallisuus"|trans-title=Finland won't join the Bandy World Championship in Russia: "It's our responsibility to secure the safety of Finnish nationals"|work=Ilta-Sanomat|date=2022-02-24|access-date=2022-02-24|language=fi}}</ref> Later on the same day, Sweden, Norway, and the United States also pulled out of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bekräftat: Sverige drar sig ur bandy-VM|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Or2Kv1|access-date=2022-02-24|website=www.aftonbladet.se|date=24 February 2022 |language=sv}}</ref> The [[Federation of International Bandy|FIB]] then announced on 1 March 2022 that the tournament would be cancelled altogether due to so few countries wanting to participate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bandy-vm.se/herrarnas-bandy-vm-i-ryssland-stalls-in-ryssarna-stangs-av-fran-masterskap-i-sverige/ | title=Herrarnas bandy-VM i Ryssland ställs in - ryssarna stängs av från mästerskap i Sverige | date=March 2022 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://komi-bandy2021.ru/language/en Official website]
{{Bandy World Championship}} {{World championships in 2022}}
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