The International Volleyball Federation recognizes the recommendations of the IOC on the participation of Russian athletes in a neutral status

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) recognizes the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the neutral participation of individual Russian and Belarusian athletes, the organization told Match TV.

The IOC Executive Committee on Tuesday announced recommendations for the admission of Russian athletes to international competitions. Recommendations include individual eligibility, status neutrality, no team events, no entry for athletes associated with law enforcement agencies.

— The FIVB acknowledges the latest statement by the IOC and its detailed recommendations regarding the neutral participation of individual athletes from Russia and Belarus in international competitions. The FIVB will further study these recommendations to determine how they can be applied in our sport. The FIVB will not make any further announcements until this process is completed, the FIVB said in a statement to Match TV.

In February last year, the IOC Executive Board recommended that federations not invite Russians and Belarusians to participate in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. In many sports, athletes from the two countries were suspended from starts, some federations allowed them to be neutral without national symbols. Subsequently, the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, opposed political influence on the sport and any proposals for Russian athletes to be treated as carriers of collective guilt.