MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) will not impose sanctions against the Russian Volleyball Federation (RVF) for withdrawing from the 2027 FIVB World Cup in Poland, the international organization’s press office told TASS.
"The Russian Volleyball Federation has voluntarily decided to withdraw from the 2027 Men’s Volleyball World Cup," the FIVB said in a statement. "Some national [volleyball] federations also declined to participate in the Under-17 World Cup, which will be hosted by Qatar."
"Given the unique nature of both situations, the FIVB has decided against applying disciplinary sanctions," the statement added.
RVF President Stanislav Shevchenko announced on August 4 that the Russian men's national volleyball team had decided to withdraw from the 2027 FIVB World Cup in Poland, saying in particular that "a decision has been made to withdraw from this tournament for security reasons."
On July 9, President of the Polish Volleyball Union Sebastian Swiderski said that the national sports organization could no longer obstruct Russia from taking part in the 2027 World Cup without resulting consequences.
