The Volleyball Federation reacted to the replacement of Russia with Ukraine in the World Cup group

MOSCOW, April 15, Oleg Bogatov. Decision of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) replacing the Russian national team at the 2022 Men's World Championship with the Ukrainian team is not surprising, the organization had grounds for this, said Oleksandr Yaremenko, Secretary General of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VVF). previously suspended from participation in international competitions. The World Championship was to be held in 10 cities of Russia on August 26 — September 11. In early March, the FIVB announced that the tournament would be moved from Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that he would be received by Poland and Slovenia. The Ukrainian national team took 23rd place in the September FIVB ranking. The team became the closest on the list to obtain a license, which allowed it to replace the Russian team. Thus, teams from Ukraine, Serbia, Tunisia and Puerto Rico will play in Group A. the tournament is switched on by the next ranked team if some team is eliminated from the competition.And from the point of view of the position of the World Cup it is difficult to find fault with the decision of the FIVB, because the Ukrainian team was the next in the rating.But the fact that Ukraine was placed in completely privileged conditions, the leader group, as the host of the tournament, replacing Russia, this is a moot point. Apparently, the FIVB decided not to hold a new draw.»