The International Volleyball Federation has announced the cities of Russia to host the Volleyball Men’s World Championship stages in 2022. On the basis of inspection visits, Krasnoyarsk was selected among other large cities.

— Keeping the world sports level bar high in our city! – Mayor Sergei Eremin commented on this event.

In addition to Krasnoyarsk, some of the games will take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk and Ufa. Two more host cities are to be announced later.

The games will be taking place from August 26 to September 11, 2022 with the participation of the 24 strongest volleyball teams on the planet.