Ice hockey coach admits to faking COVID certificate to enter China Olympics

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: April 14, 2026Country: Switzerland

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Ice hockey coach admits to faking COVID certificate to enter China Olympics

Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer admitted to using a falsified certificate claiming he was vaccinated against COVID-19 to bypass travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics. He expressed regret, stating he made a "serious mistake" by traveling to Beijing with his team. Fischer was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs for document forgery in 2023. Although he is one of Switzerland's most successful coaches, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation now considers the matter closed.

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