GENEVA, July 8. /TASS/. The Board of Administration of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has ruled to lift all previously imposed restrictions against Russia, the FIVB press office announced in a statement on Wednesday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a decision on July 7 to provisionally lift an earlier-imposed suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and also recommended lifting restrictions on the participation of Russian athletes in all international tournaments.
"In line with the FIVB Board of Administration’s previous decision to follow IOC Executive Board (EB) recommendations, and following the IOC EB’s recent decision that its recommended conditions of participation, as they relate to Russian athletes and teams, are no longer applicable, Russian athletes and technical officials in all disciplines will be allowed to return to FIVB, World and Official competitions," the statement reads.
"This approach reflects the FIVB’s commitment to protecting the fundamental right of athletes to access sport regardless of their nationality," the statement continued.
"The Russian national teams shall also be restored to the World Ranking with the same World Ranking points as they had at the time that their points were frozen by the decision of the FIVB Board of Administration," according to the FIVB.
