The Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV) has filed a lawsuit worth $80 million with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the cancellation of the 2022 FIVB Men’s World Championship.
After the organization of the next Men’s World Championship was definitely taken away from Russia by the decision of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and given to Poland and Slovenia, the Russian federation (VFV) is preparing a claim to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for $80 million. This was stated by the secretary-general of the VFV, Aleksandr Yaremenko, to Match TV.
“We’re preparing a lawsuit with CAS. We’ve been working on it for the last week. There are technical difficulties: to form an application, to pay for the work of lawyers. The amount of compensation is about $80 million,” the VFV high official said.
