In connection with the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, the international isolation of Russian athletes began. The decision to suspend the clubs and representation was made jointly by UEFA, the Russian Paralympics could not appear at the Beijing Olympics, and the International Motorcycle Federation suspended the licenses of Russian and Belarusian speedway riders.
Australia or Qatar could replace Russia. The first candidates were submitted to the FIVB
Despite the initial delay, she also took some far-reaching steps. The world volleyball authorities were heavily pressured to take away Russia’s rights to host this year’s men’s volleyball world championships, and finally gave in. It is already known that the country that invaded Ukraine will not organize the World Cup scheduled for the turn of August and September.
For now, however, it is not known who will replace Russia. Italian media reported that an accelerated tender procedure had begun on Monday. Countries that would like to take over the organization of this year’s World Cup have until March 14, 2022 to apply. The portal found out who had already submitted their candidacy to the FIVB.
According to the information from the website’s journalists, there are already two candidates – Australia and Qatar. These are quite surprising reports as both countries are not volleyball powers. The Australian team is only ranked 31st in the world ranking, and last year it was only 16th. Qatar, on the other hand, has its team in the 20th place in the FIVB ranking, but most of all, it would be very eager to show the world its organizational possibilities before the World Cup in football.
This year’s world championships will be held on August 26 – September 11.
Source: Sport
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