MANILA, Philippines—The FIVB banned Serbian international Sanja Djurdjevic for two matches for her racist gesture during her team’s match against Thailand in the Volleyball Women’s Nations League last week.
Apart from the ban, the Volleyball Federation of Serbia will pay 20,000 Swiss francs ($22,325) in fines.
“The FIVB Disciplinary Panel Sub-Committee, which is the independent body competent to impose disciplinary sanctions within FIVB competitions, has found that Ms. Sanja Djurdjevic, a player of the Serbia women’s national volleyball team, violated the FIVB Disciplinary Regulations following a gesture made during the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2021 match between Serbia and …
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