Alexander Yaremenko, Secretary General of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF), evaluated the chances of Russian volleyball players to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games.
“The selection system in volleyball is such that our teams, if allowed, retain their chance to beat the rating without qualifying for the world qualifiers. Chances are very high – 99-100 percent. As the deadline, I would put the end date of the world elections, which is when groups are formed at the Olympics. This year the election will be held in September. The end of September is the deadline when a positive decision can be expected, ”explains Yaremenko. DEA News.
Recall that at the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At a meeting of the IOC executive committee on March 28, it was recommended that the Russians be allowed a neutral status if the athletes did not actively support the hostilities. Athletes representing law enforcement and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
It was previously reported that The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted at the first reading a law on the integration of new territories into the country’s sports system..