In all, 33 hours of competition - including the final - will be streamed after the IFF and the Channel penned a cooperation agreement.

The Championships will be held in Latvia's capital Riga between December 3 and 11 with 16 teams taking part.

Although floorball is not an Olympic sport, it is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who have now opted to support it on its dedicated Channel.

"We are excited to work with the International Floorball Federation in our collective efforts to bring additional exposure to their growing sport," said Mark Parkman, general manager of the Olympic Channel. 

"Floorball is a fast-paced and action-packed sport which is a great fit for our worldwide platform and youthful demographic."

The World Championships in Riga will be the 11th edition of the event, which Sweden has won nine times.

Finland are the only other winner of the competition, while the Czech Republic and Switzerland are the only other countries to reach the final.

"For us as an IOC recognised sport the cooperation with the Olympic Channel is indeed a great opportunity to enhance the visibility and increase the awareness of our sport to the general sport audience," said John Liljelund, secretary general of the IFF. 

"It goes without saying that this is a great opportunity for floorball and the IFF and we look forward to a good cooperation with the Olympic Channel."

Last month, Parkman told insidethegames that the Channel has had around 300 million views across all of its platforms since it was launched on the day of the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony in August.

Various live events have been shown since then following tie-ups with International Federations.

The IOC spent just over $11 million (£8.3 million/€9.7 million) on the newly-launched Channel, which was a key policy of President Thomas Bach.