An agreement on the formation of the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey of Islamic Countries was signed in Kazan, reports the official website of HC “Ak Bars”.

On Tuesday, at the international hockey forum of the first tournament among Islamic countries, the Kazan Hockey Cup, the first meeting of the working group of the Association for the Development of Hockey of Islamic Countries was held. Representatives of the participating countries of the tournament among Islamic countries and Tatarstan signed an agreement in the building of the Volga region GUFKSIT.

Delegates from 13 states, heads of hockey federations of Algeria, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan and representatives of the Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Tatarstan agreed on cooperation and interaction in the development of hockey, organization of joint sports tournaments, exchange of experience between federations.

Nail Maganov, president of the Tatarstan Ice Hockey Federation, was elected head of the international Association headquartered in Kazan. President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Kyrgyzstan Anvar Omorkanov was elected vice president in the Asian region, and President of the UAE Winter Sports Federation Hamel Al-Qubeisi was elected vice president in the Middle East region.

The purpose of the organization is the development of hockey in states with the leading religion of Islam, the development and popularization of hockey in the regions of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Cooperation will permit countries to learn from the experience of Russian hockey, train players, coaches and referees, and gain access to methods for training young hockey players.