{"id":178423,"date":"2026-03-06T22:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178423\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"european-volleyball-confederation-allows-belarusian-junior-athletes-to-participate-in-competitions-without-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178423\/","title":{"rendered":"European volleyball confederation allows Belarusian junior athletes to participate in competitions without restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Board of Administration on March 3 allowed \u201cjunior athletes with Belarusian passports\u201d to participate in international competitions displaying the national flag and using the national anthem, said the Belarusian Volleyball Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJunior athletes\u201d may refer to U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian and Russian athletes were banned from international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Volleyball Federation in December 2025 lifted restrictions on young athletes on January 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/zhodik_pzla_pl.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Sport<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e, Sport<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">High jumper \u017dodzik among top six athletes rated by Polish sports experts<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 11, Pozirk. Belarusian-born high jumper Maryja \u017dodzik finished sixth in a vote for Poland\u2019s best athlete, Przegl\u0105d Sportowy reported. Slalom canoeist Klaudija Zwoli\u0144ska was named the top athlete by sports experts, followed by tennis player Iga \u015awi\u0105tek and volleyball &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171215\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 6, Pozirk. The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Board of Administration on March 3 allowed \u201cjunior athletes with Belarusian passports\u201d to participate in international competitions displaying the national flag and using the national anthem, said the Belarusian Volleyball Federation. \u201cJunior athletes\u201d may refer to U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams. After Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[14,32],"class_list":["post-178423","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>European volleyball confederation allows Belarusian junior athletes to participate in competitions without restrictions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 6, Pozirk. 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