The Russian men’s volleyball team plans to play a series of matches with teams from China and Iran

Russian men’s volleyball team is close to an agreement to organize a series of friendly matches with the national teams of China and Iran, said Alexander Yaremenko, general secretary of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation.

Russian national volleyball teams are currently suspended from international competitions.

– The Russian men’s and women’s teams do not have a calendar. But we have a common opinion that these teams should come together, we should recognize these volleyball players who deserve to be in the team. We have to get information, they have to work with the head coach of the national team, train in the elite team, so that as soon as we are allowed in, we can enter the international scene. The men’s team started yesterday. We call it visualization.

The reserve closest to the national team met there. These are 19 players who showed their best team in the championship. They will only run four cycles, or less than three weeks, in recovery mode. It is necessary for the head coach to familiarize himself with the nearest reserve. In August, the women’s first team and the men’s first team will have a training camp. The women’s team will meet in early August, the men’s team in the middle. Until then, we are trying to make a serious schedule for them. We negotiate with all the teams that could come to us and play. Now we are close to reaching an agreement on a series of friendlies with China and Iran for men,” reports a correspondent in Yaremenko’s words.

The executive committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended at the end of March that international federations allow Russians and Belarusians who did not support the special operation to participate in international competitions as neutral athletes. At the same time, the organization proposes not to allow athletes associated with the armed forces or security agencies to participate in the competition. In addition, the recommendations exclude the participation of Russians and Belarusians in team tournaments.