Ice hockey: KHL bans names in Belarusian language
The Continental Hockey League (KHL) has banned the use of Belarusian names on HC Dynama Minsk jerseys.
According to Ivan Karaichau, a spokesman for HC Dynama Minsk, the club tried to obtain a permit from the league's authorities to transcribe the players' names on their shirts either in the Belarusian language or in the Latin transliteration from Belarusian ("Kulakov — Kulakou"). However, the board of the Continental Hockey League turned down the both options, Pressball reports.
As Euroradio reported earlier, Dynama tried to get a permit to write the players' names in the Belarusian language back in 2011. The CHL board refused, allowing, however, to write the names in Latvian or Slovakian from the respective countries.
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