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A Serbian volleyball player has been suspended for making a racist gesture during a match against Thailand

Sinéad Baker   

A Serbian volleyball player has been suspended for making a racist gesture during a match against Thailand
  • A Serbian volleyball player was filmed making a racist gesture in a game against Thailand.
  • Volleyball's international governing body announced she would be suspended for two games.
  • It also fined Serbia's volleyball federation $22,300.

A Serbian volleyball player has been suspended for two games after she made a racist gesture during a match against Thailand.

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's international governing body, announced on Tuesday that Sanja Djurdjevic had violated its rules at the June 1 match.

Djurdjevic was captured on video stretching her eyelids, a mocking anti-Asian gesture.

Watch the moment here:

The FIVB also fined Serbia's volleyball federation 20,000 Swiss francs ($22,300).

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