Vyacheslav Shport, the Governor of the region, confirmed the news in a statement sent to Russian news agency TASS.

It will be the third time Khabarovsk has played host to the men's tournament in the sport of bandy, dubbed "Russian ice hockey".

The far-eastern region also staged the competition in 1981 and in 2015.

"Our region can be rightfully called the territory of the Russian ice hockey," Shport said.

"The upcoming Championship will be organised at the highest level and will be a colourful and unique event, a holiday for all our residents.

"We will provide security as well as work of all services in line with the highest world standards.

"The Khabarovsk Region needs large-scale international sports competitions."

Russia also held the World Bandy Championship in 2016, where the hosts secured the title with a 6-1 victory over Finland in Ulyanovsk.

It marked the fourth consecutive triumph for the dominant Russians and their 10th crown since 1991.

The announcement came prior to the start of the 2017 tournament, which gets underway in Sandviken in Sweden on January 29.

The event, which is due to take place at the Göransson Arena, concludes on February 5.

Eight teams will feature in the Group A World Championships, where the top bandy nations will seek to claim the title.

Hosts Sweden will be joined in the group by Belarus, Finland, Germany, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia and the United States.

Finland, Kazakhstan, Russia and the host nation will compete in Pool A, while Pool B is comprised of Norway, Belarus, Germany and the US.

The sport is also hopeful of eventually securing a place on the Winter Olympic programme, with Federation of International Bandy (FIB) President Boris Skrynnik revealing last year that they would pursue an attempt for the Beijing 2022 Games.