Impact of Ukraine-War on the 1. & 2. WC qualification
The SWISS CANIN CENTER adjusts the form of the World Championship Qualification from 05. & 06.03.2022 in view of the war in the Ukraine caused and led by Russia.
In the last years we had to learn that situations occur which are not foreseeable and which make the event planning considerably more difficult and costly. After Corona, a new situation has arisen with the war in Ukraine, which also has an impact on the upcoming World Championship qualification. The aggression of Russia towards the democratically elected government of Ukraine and its population is unacceptable. We are glad that the FCI decided on 24.02.2022 to withdraw the FCI Agility WM 2022 from Moscow and hope that the efforts of the FCI to find a new host city in this very short period of time until 11 March 22 will yield results.
Since the WC should have taken place for the first time ever on Russian territory, we prepared ourselves for a WC qualifying weekend entirely under the influence of Russia and arranged it accordingly. We intended to give our WMQ-weekend a Russian flair in optics as well as in its experience. Accordingly, long before the war, we have evaluated and ordered appropriate winner prizes. On the one hand these would have been handmade Matryoshka dolls, which we had custom-made. On the other hand, a Russian theme evening with dinner had been planned for Saturday evening.
Under the given circumstances, the SWISS CANIN CENTER cannot carry out the event in this planned framework, with the planned winner prizes. Therefore, replacement winner prizes were organized and produced within a very few days. The theme evening on Saturday evening will take place, but without Russian flair and with an adapted menu as far as the preparations allow, in order to avoid food waste as much as possible.
We hope for the understanding of all participants. We stand behind all affected people in the Ukraine and hope that the situation in the Ukraine will soon relax and the sport can move back into center stage.
Your SWISS CANIN CENTER Team
