Players and spectators are seen during an ice hockey match on the frozen Lake Baikal near the village of Bolshoye Goloustnoye. Russia’s Irkutsk Region has announced that 2021 will be the Year of Baikal. To bring attention to Baikals environmental issues, Irkutsk Region governor Kobzev and UN Environment Patron for Polar Regions, former ice hockey player Fetisov have agreed to organise annual ice hockey matches featuring famous Russian athletes on Lake Baikal. I March 8,2021 I 📷: Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS\tass_agency #gettysport #icehockey #wintersports #hockey #climate #climatechange #environmentalissues #lakebaikal