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