French volleyball team has refused to play World Cup in Ufa

Tatyana Aksyutina

The French men's volleyball team has refused to participate in the FIVB 2022 World Championship if it is held in Russia. This was announced by the President of the International Volleyball Federation Eric Tanguy. Recall that the French team was supposed to play in Ufa together with the teams of Slovenia, Cameroon and Germany.

"The safety of our fellow citizens is our priority and we will do our best to guarantee it during national or international competitions. In this context and at this stage, France will not participate in the world championship if Russia retains the rights to host it", Tanguy said.

Earlier, the FIVB officially announced that it was not going to postpone the World Championship among men's teams because of the events in Ukraine. In addition to Ufa, nine more Russian cities will host the competition: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo and Krasnoyarsk.

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