The ceremony took place on Saturday in Holyoke (USA).

Tetyukhin could not personally attend the event.

The volleyball player contacted the organizers of the ceremony via video link, RIA Novosti reports.

46-year-old Tetyukhin is the champion of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

He also won silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and bronze at the Games in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008).

Earlier it was reported that it became known the start time of the opening match of the World Cup volleyball in Russia.