FIVB clears Russian volleyball teams to compete at Rio Olympics

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has cleared all Russian volleyball and beach volleyball players to compete at the Rio Olympics next week, Sputnik reports.

"The FIVB has submitted the names of the Russian volleyball and beach volleyball athletes to the IOC [International Olympic Committee] and CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] for approval," the FIVB said in a statement relayed to R-Sport.