A Special Commission of the Russian Ministry of Sports officially recognizes snow volleyball as a sport.
The Russian Volleyball Federation hopes to get snow volleyball events up an running in Russia soon. Before they can get events in place, they will have to develop the sport and popularize it within the region.
The application for snow volleyball to be recognized by the Russian Ministry of Sports was submitted by the General Director of the Russian Beach Sports Association, Ilya Volodarskiy. It was accepted by the ministry on December 14.
“December 14 will remain as a milestone. With today we started a completely new stage in the development of snow volleyball in Russia,” said Volodarskiy.
The first snow volleyball event held in Russia was held at the Rosa Khutor Resort in Sochi in May. It was an exhibition match played at an altitude of 2,320 meters.
“Last year this sport was officially recognized by the CEV and the first edition of a European Tour was held as well,” said Volodarskiy.
The first European Tour featured stops in the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. The Russian President and CEV Vice President Stanislav Shevchenko are in strong support with the initiative.
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