Russia will be known as “Russian Handball Federation Team” at its first senior-level world championship under a two-year sanction from displaying the country name alone on uniforms, using its anthem and displaying its flag at global championships.
The world men’s handball championship starts Jan. 13 in Egypt. Russia, which placed 14th at the last worlds in 2019, is a wild-card entry.
In addition to the team name change, Russia’s flag will instead be the logo of the nation’s handball federation without text.
Its acronym will be RHF instead of the usual country code RUS.