Cuban Volleyball Star Marlon Yant: I Dont Understand Why Russian Athletes Were Removed

A volleyball player from the Saint Petersburg club «Zenit,» Cuban athlete **[Marlon Yant](#)**, shared his thoughts on the exclusion of Russian athletes from international competitions.

**– Would you like to play a match against the Russian national team? Who do you think would win in that matchup?**
– Absolutely. This is a personal matter for me because I would like to seek revenge. In 2019, the Russian team won quite easily against us, and I would love the opportunity to compete with them again.

**– Do you support the return of Russian athletes to the international stage? What are your feelings about this?**
– Definitely! I really don’t understand why they were removed; politics should have no place in sports. But in this situation, we are merely spectators, — Yant stated in an interview with Championship correspondent Anna Smagarova.