Anwar Hared (born November 17, 1996) is a

Somali-Canadian Somali Canadians are Canadians of Somali origin or are dual Somali and Canadian nationality. Overview Early Somali arrivals in Canada started in the 1970s, for education, returning to the Somali regions, or going to other parts of the world, af ...

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and

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player. He played in the

2014 Bandy World Championship The 2014 Bandy World Championship was held between 26 January and 2 February 2014, in Irkutsk and Shelekhov, Russia. 17 nations participated in the tournament, playing in two divisions partitioned into two subdivisions. A team representing Somalia ...

and scored the first ever goal for the Somalia team, scoring two in total goals. Hared was also included in the Somalia team which competed at the

2015 Bandy World Championship 2015 Bandy World Championship 2015 was the XXXVth Bandy World Championship. At the FIB congress held during the XXXIVth World Championship in 2014, it was announced that Khabarovsk in Russia had been elected as host city. It was also decided t ...

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. Somalia lost the first game, to the Netherlands, 0–18. However, being interviewed after the game, he mentioned that he was disappointed with the result, but the game itself was pleasant. He scored a goal in the game against

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, becoming the only Somali player to score in two World Championships. Hared immigrated with his family to Canada and lived there for more than 15 years. He learned about

Somalia national bandy team Somalia national bandy team represents Somalia in the Bandy World Championship. It is controlled by the Somali National Bandy Association, which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy. The squad participated in the 2014 Bandy World ...

while browsing the internet, and after getting specific training for bandy on roller skates for three months, and on skates for a further two months, he joined the team. He lives in Newmarket and played ice hockey.

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Somalian emigrants to Canada Black Canadian ice hockey players Black Canadian sportsmen Bandy players Expatriate bandy players in Canada 1996 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario {{Somalia-sport-bio-stub