It all started with a message that excluded Belarus from its structures. The IOC also called on the international sports federations to do everything to prevent athletes from these countries from competing with the rest of the world during the Russian aggression.
A moment later, a Reuters agency said it had learned from its embarrassing Sunday statement. Still on Monday, the international football federation is to announce that it is excluding Russian teams from its games. This will mean that the match Russia – in play-offs for promotion to the world championship will not take place.
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The next move belonged to the world volleyball federation. The FIVB announced on Tuesday that plans scheduled in Russia will not be held in that country. The tournament was to be held from August 26 to September 11 in 10 Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Yaroslav, Kazan, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Kemerov and Krasnoyarsk.
“Due to the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the FIVB is concerned about the situation and the safety of Ukrainians. The FIVB board has concluded that due to the war in Ukraine it is impossible to organize the World Cup in Russia. It was decided to withdraw Russia from organizing the World Cup scheduled for August. and September 2022. The Russian volleyball federation and the organizing committee have been informed. The FIVB is looking for a state or states to make the whole volleyball family feel safe and proud to participate in this sporting celebration “- the release reads.
As with FIFA, FIVB has changed its mind. On Friday, the volleyball federation issued a statement in which it announced that preparations for the tournament would not change and that it would be held in Russia. After this statement, France, Slovenia and the Netherlands resigned from participation in the World Cup. Poles are the current world champions. At this year’s tournament, they will defend the title they have held since 2014.
According to Mateusz Miga from TVP Sport, the Polish federation expressed its willingness to take over this year’s world championships.
Source: Sport
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