Official Bulletin No.40 June 2009 World Volley Edition in English F É D É R AT I O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L E DE VOLLEYBALL News Tale of two FIVB tournaments in Mexico ■ The FIVB was pleased to announce Some of the world’s top Time for introspection last month that the 2009 FIVB players have cut their teeth at the event, Women’s Junior World Championship gaining the experience and confidence scheduled for Tijuana and Mexicali, needed to propel them to great achieve- Mexico would go ahead as scheduled ments on the World Tour, Senior World from July 16-24. Championships and the Olympics.

Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President aving enjoyed tremendous suc- cess over the past few months Hrenewing the organizational structure with our Continental Confed- erations, it is now time for the FIVB to look inward. It is my firm belief that progress on the outside is unsustainable without progress on the inside, and with that in mind, we at the FIVB headquarters in Lausanne are in the process of improving day-to-day communications and work- flow among the many departments. Paramount to this improvement is the Brazil won the 2007 FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship in Thailand reinforcement of internal communica- tions and enhanced coordination among FIVB directors and departments. I have The FIVB’s crisis management unit had The FIVB is confident the competition called for a greater amount of informa- been closely monitoring the situation will go ahead as planned and is looking tion to be shared so that the directors regarding the H1N1 virus, or swine forward to staging an exciting and suc- will gain a more thorough knowledge of flu, in Mexico and ultimately decided cessful tournament. all matters pertaining to the FIVB. I am the health and safety of the players also encouraging directors and staff to and others involved in the tournament attend more Volleyball and Beach Vol- were not at risk. In this Issue leyball events to facilitate better com- Four-time defending champion Bra- FIVB munications with promoters, players, zil, the most successful team by far in • Editorial coaches and National Federations and the 14-year history of the tournament to improve their organizational skills. with nine gold and three silver medals, • Tale of two FIVB tournaments in Mexico The ultimate goal is to create a more will once again be the team to beat. open, streamlined and fluid working en- Volleyball vironment at the Château Les Tourelles. China, which finished second in 2003 Another improvement in the works is and 2007 and third in 2005, will look to • World Championships: Busy month the simplification of FIVB documents snap the streak by winning their sec- of May sees much progress and publications. During my daily work, I ond gold at the competition. • Drawing of Lots for Girls’ Youth have noticed too many instances where On the down side, it was with great re- Worlds our written communications have been gret that the FIVB confirmed that Mex- • Lucrative World League ready needlessly complicated and convoluted. ico had declined to host the SWATCH for lift-off We will work on producing documenta- FIVB Men’s and Women’s Beach Volley- • FIVB World Grand Prix schedule tion that is clearer and more concise in ball Junior World Championships. The the future. tournament was scheduled to take Beach Volleyball Finally, I would like to say how pleased place in Monterrey from September 2-6. • Path to World Tour gold leads I am that the Women’s Junior World The FIVB is looking for alternative sites through Brazil Championship will take place in Mexi- co as scheduled from July 16-24. It has to stage the ninth-annual competition • Stavanger ready to host the world for players under 21 years old, and has been a very difficult few months for Technical Mexico with the outbreak of the H1N1 entered into talks with a number of in- virus, but we are confident the situa- terested federations. • FIVB launches interactive tion is now under control and no longer The first edition of the highly success- anti-doping tool online poses a threat to participants. ful World Junior tournament took place Quick Sets Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President in France in 2001, and was last hosted • News from Planet Earth by Brighton, England in 2008. www.fivb.org Volleyball World Volley News MEN & WOMEN 2010 FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Busy month of May sees much progress The list of hopefuls aiming to make the The 10 men’s teams to contin- Final Round of the 2010 FIVB World ue their quest were Slovakia, Championships dwindled rapidly in Germany, Portugal, Romania, May, with preliminary tournaments Slovenia, Finland, the Czech being held from Maputo, Mozambique Republic, Belgium, the Neth- to Chinese Tapei and everywhere in be- erlands and Estonia. Round 3 tween. will take place in Russia, Bul- garia, Serbia and Poland, with Europe was a hotbed of activity, with 10 the top eight teams traveling women’s teams and 10 men’s teams ad- to Italy next fall for the Men’s vancing to the third round. World Championship.

On the women’s side, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Maputo held two second- Croatia, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Re- round tournaments in May, public, Romania, Spain, France and Slov- one for each gender. Early enia all progressed, joining six teams who in the month, men’s teams received byes in Pools H, I, J, and K. The top from Mauritius, Zimbabwe, two teams from each pool will advance to and Mozambique booked the Final Round in Japan next fall. their tickets to the next stage. Mexico’s Victor Porras scores against Bahamas

Drawing of Lots for Girls’ Youth Worlds Organizers of the 11th FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship in Thailand held a Drawing of Lots on May 18 to deter- mine the composition of the July 3-12 tournament. The 16 under-18 national teams have been separated into four pools.

Match schedule for the preliminaries:

Friday, July 3 Serbia vs. Germany Pool A Egypt vs. Thailand Turkey vs. Tunisia Pool B China vs. Peru Italy vs. Dominican Republic Pool C Slovakia vs. Brazil USA vs. Mexico Pool D Belgium vs. Japan Portugal, left, defeated Slovenia to notch first place Women’s competition calendar Saturday, July 4 Germany vs. Thailand Pool A Confederation Dates Country City Serbia vs. Egypt AVC 12 - 14 June Thailand Nakhonpathom Tunisia vs. Peru Pool B AVC 16 - 18 June Kazakhstan Ust-Kamenogorsk Turkey vs. China AVC 3 - 5 July China Chengdu Dominican Republic vs. Brazil Pool C CAVB 3 - 7 June Nigeria Lagos Italy vs. Slovakia CSV 31 May - 4 June Argentina Buenos Aires Mexico vs. Japan Pool D NORCECA 2 - 6 June Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain USA vs. Belgium NORCECA 10 - 14 June Barbados Bridgetown NORCECA 12 - 14 June Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros NORCECA 21 - 23 June Cuba Havana Sunday, July 5 NORCECA 6 - 8 July USA Orlando Egypt vs. Germany Pool A NORCECA 8 - 10 July Puerto Rico Caguas Thailand vs. Serbia China vs. Tunisia Pool B Men’s competition calendar Peru vs. Turkey Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic Confederation Dates Country City Pool C Brazil vs. Italy AVC 9 - 11 June Thailand Nakhonpathom Belgium vs. Mexico CEV 30 May - 1 June Netherlands Rotterdam Pool D Japan vs. USA NORCECA 2 - 6 June Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain NORCECA 8 - 10 July Puerto Rico Caguas

2 FIVB World Volley News No. 40 June 2009 Volleyball The women played their tournament from May 20-24, with Mauritius dupli- Lucrative World League ready for lift-off cating the performance of the men’s team in going undefeated to top the It’s all systems go for the 2009 edition of Volleyball’s premier standings. Mauritius and second-place annual event, the FIVB World League. South Africa move on. Featuring the best men’s players in the The Finals will include Another African tournament held in Ech- world, the US$20-million tournament Serbia as organizing lef, Algeria, saw all three participating involves 16 national teams playing 106 country, the winners men’s teams—Algeria, Morocco and Ni- matches over seven consecutive week- of each pool and a geria—go through after the Democratic ends in 42 cities across the globe. wild card chosen by Republic of Congo withdrew prior to the the FIVB. tournament. The six Intercontinental Rounds begin the week- Elsewhere, Mexico and the Bahamas end of June 12-14 and end moved on in the NORCECA region by on the extended weekend finishing first and second, respectively, of July 15-19. in a six-team men’s tournament held in Kingston, Jamaica from May 20-24. The teams will be divided It was a big month in Asia as well, with into four pools, with each six men’s teams making it out of three team playing their pool preliminary tournaments. opponents twice over a weekend both home and Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emir- away. ates were already assured berths in the second stage when they met in Muscat, The Final Round will be Oman, following the withdrawals of Uz- contested by six teams bekistan and Saudi Arabia. playing a total of 10 matches through July Things were far more competitive in 22-26 at Belgrade Arena The Netherlands return to the FIVB World League in 2009 Chinese Taipei, where an unbeaten Ka- in Serbia’s capital city. The zakhstan had to scrap past the hosts on famous venue, which hosted the suc- The 16 teams are: the final day of competition to earn the cessful 2005 FIVB World League Final Pool A USA, Italy, China, Netherlands one and only ticket to the third round. Round, has undergone renovations that Pool B Serbia, France, Korea, Argentina In Tehran, Iran, the home side and India have set the seating capacity at 18,386 Pool C Russia, Bulgaria, Japan, Cuba advanced to the third round from Asia for Volleyball matches. Pool D. Pool D Brazil, Poland, Finland, Venezuela

FIVB confirms 2009 World Grand Prix match schedule Week 1 | 31 July - 2 August 2009

Pool A - Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Pool B - Poland, Kielce Pool C - China, Ningbo Teams Date Time Teams Date Time Teams Date Time BRA-PUR 31-Jul 10:00 POL-THA 31-Jul 16:30 RUS-KOR 31-Jul 15:00 Japan’s Saori Kimura spikes GER-USA 31-Jul 13:00 JPN-NED 31-Jul 19:00 CHN-DOM 31-Jul 19:30 against Turkey during the BRA-GER 01-Aug 10:00 POL-NED 01-Aug 16:30 DOM-RUS 01-Aug 15:00 2008 World Grand Prix PUR-USA 01-Aug 13:00 THA-JPN 01-Aug 19:00 CHN-KOR 01-Aug 19:30 BRA-USA 02-Aug 10:00 POL-JPN 02-Aug 16:30 KOR-DOM 02-Aug 15:00 PUR-GER 02-Aug 13:00 NED-THA 02-Aug 19:00 CHN-RUS 02-Aug 19:30

Week 2 | 7 - 9 August 2009 Pool D - Chinese Taipei, Miao Li Pool E - China, Macau Pool F - Japan , Osaka USA-DOM 07-Aug 14:30 BRA-THA 07-Aug 18:00 KOR-RUS 07-Aug 16:30 NED-GER 07-Aug 18:00 CHN-POL 07-Aug 21:00 JPN-PUR 07-Aug 19:30 USA-NED 08-Aug 14:30 BRA-POL 08-Aug 14:00 RUS-PUR 08-Aug 15:00 DOM-GER 08-Aug 16:30 CHN-THA 08-Aug 16:30 JPN-KOR 08-Aug 18:00 NED-DOM 09-Aug 14:30 THA-POL 09-Aug 13:00 KOR-PUR 09-Aug 15:00 GER-USA 09-Aug 16:30 CHN-BRA 09-Aug 15:30 JPN-RUS 09-Aug 18:00

Week 3 | 14 - 16 August 2009 Pool G - China, Hong Kong Pool H - Korea, Mokpo Pool I - Thailand, Bangkok POL-NED 14-Aug 17:00 JPN-BRA 14-Aug 17:00 USA-RUS 14-Aug 14:00 CHN-DOM 14-Aug 20:00 KOR-GER 14-Aug 19:00 THA-PUR 14-Aug 16:30 PUR-USA 15-Aug 14:00 DOM-NED 15-Aug 13:15 KOR-JPN 15-Aug 14:00 Week 4 | 19 - 23 August 2009 CHN-POL 15-Aug 15:45 BRA-GER 15-Aug 16:00 RUS-THA 15-Aug 16:30 DOM-POL 16-Aug 13:15 KOR-BRA 16-Aug 14:00 PUR-RUS 16-Aug 14:00 Final Round - Japan, Tokyo CHN-NED 16-Aug 15:45 JPN-GER 16-Aug 16:00 USA-THA 16-Aug 16:30 Japan and the top five ranked teams after the Preliminary Rounds will qualify for the Final Round

FIVB World Volley News No. 40 June 2009 3 Beach Volleyball World Volley News MEN & women Path to World Tour gold leads through Brazil

The Brazilian flag features the words The only non-golden mo- “Ordem e Progresso,” or order and ment for Brazil at the three progress, which is exactly what the Bra- tournaments came in Rome, zilian pairs have brought to the SWATCH where Brink and Reckermann FIVB World Tour this season. topped the podium for the first time with a 28-26, 20-22, Brazilian teams dominated the podiums 15-13 win over Cunha and at three tournaments held in May—a Salgado. The ever-present double-gender event in Shanghai, a pair of Marques and Cerutti men’s stop in Rome and a women’s com- placed third. petition in Osaka. “Any path to a gold medal At each stop, Brazil placed two of the usually features a confronta- three medallists, helping the South tion against a Brazilian team,” Americans also rule the rankings: Three said Reckermann. “We de- of the Top 4 men’s teams and four of the feated two of their top teams Top 5 women’s teams after the tourna- the last two nights, so we are ments were Brazilian. very pleased with our accom- plishments.” In Shanghai, Harley Marques and took top honors by defeating In Osaka, Juliana Felisberta Sil- compatriots Pedro Salgado and Pedro va and Larissa Franca cruised Cunha 21-14, 21-15 in the final on May to their second SWATCH FIVB 3. German’s and Jonas Reck- World Tour title this season ermann placed third. by defeating compatriots Antunes and Antonelli 26-24, Brazil also claimed two medals in the 19-21, 18-16 in the final of women’s competition, with Talita An- the US$190,000 event. tunes and Maria Antonelli defeating Chi- The three-time SWATCH FIVB na’s Jie Wang and Man Zuo 21-17, 21-13 World Tour champions were in the final. Sisters Carolina and Maria playing in only their second Clara Salgado took the bronze. international event this sea- Brazil’s Carolina Salgado (left) blocks a shot from compatriot Maria Antonelli in Osaka

son after missing the stop in Shanghai when Silva with- drew with a back injury.

“We are two young teams that will probably play many more matches against each other,” Franca said of the finalists. “I figure that all our matches will be very competitive with the best of Brazilian Beach Volleyball on display.”

Sanne Keizer and Marleen Van Iersel of the Netherlands finished third, which was only the second medal on the tour by a Dutch women’s side. Rebekka Kadijk and Mar- rit Leenstra won gold in China in 2003. Pedro Cunha of Brazil spikes against Germany’s (left) during the gold medal match in Rome

April 28 - May 2 - Women’s Open April 29 - May 3 - Men’s Open May 12-17 - Men’s Open May 19-24 - Women’s Open Shanghai, China - Podium Finish Shanghai, China - Podium Finish Rome, Italy - Podium Finish Osaka, Japan - Podium Finish GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD

1 Talita / Antonelli BRA 1 Harley / Alison BRA 1 Brink / Reckermann GER 1 Larissa / Juliana BRA SILVER SILVER SILVER SILVER 2 Wang / Zuo CHN 2 Cunha / Pedro BRA 2 Cunha / Pedro BRA 2 Talita / Antonelli BRA BRONZE BRONZE BRONZE BRONZE 3 Maria Clara / Carol BRA 3 Brink / Reckermann GER 3 Harley / Alison BRA 3 Van Iersel / Keizer NED

4 FIVB World Volley News No. 40 June 2009 Beach Volleyball MEN & women Stavanger ready to host the world The planet’s best Beach Volleyball play- ers are preparing to converge on Sta- vanger, Norway, for the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips from June 25-July 5.

The tournament organizers have pro- moted the competition with unique ac- tivities to highlight the 11 days of play.

Stavanger has organized SWATCH FIVB World Tour events since 1999, with Beach Volleyball star Bjorn Maaseide the driving force behind the events.

Known as the “The Energy Capital of Europe” for its oil and other natural re- sources, Stavanger promises to be an The gold medal match of the Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper in Rome energizing and entertaining host of the World Championships.

Some 160,000 fans are expected to take in the competition, with over 50,000 tick- ets already sold a month before Opening Day.

The center court stadium accommodates 8,000 people, with 3,000 seats built on a barge adjacent to the Vaagen Harbour event site. The barge is 123.5 meters long and 27.5 meters wide, with a dead weight of 11,285 tons.

Construction of the grandstands began on June 1 and will take more than three weeks to complete, with 20 workers laboring 12 hours a day, six days a week.

And what would a Beach Volleyball tournament be without sand, and lots of it? Organizers shipped in more than 3,500 tons of the grainy stuff for the Nila Ann Hakedal (right) and Ingrid Torlen of Norway celebrate tournament, and for any visitors want- during the 2008 Stavanger Grand Slam ing to get into the action themselves, there is plenty more sand to be found at cated on the outskirts of Stavanger and Norway is known as the home of Vikings, five indoor Beach Volleyball facilities in has five courts for professionals and and as such, winners of SWATCH FIVB the country. Sandland, the largest, is lo- amateurs alike. tournaments in Stavanger are presented with replica swords, which are arguably the most coveted prize on the World Tour.

Looking to put their own swords to the competition will be reigning men’s cham- pions and of the United States, although compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will not get the opportunity to defend their crown, as Walsh just had a baby with husband and fellow Beach Volleyballer Casey Jennings, and May-Treanor tore her Achilles tendon during rehearsals for the American television show “Dancing with the Stars.”

Still, the World Championships in Sta- vanger are certain to be a winning com- bination for participants and spectators Netherlands’ Marleen van Iersel digs the Mikasa in Osaka alike.

FIVB World Volley News No. 40 June 2009 5 Technical World Volley News FIVB launches interactive anti-doping tool online

The FIVB has officially implemented a new educational program for anti- doping and medical affairs under the slogan, “We play it clean.”

The program fulfills WADA requirements aimed at educating athletes, coaches, of- ficials and National Federations in avoid- ing banned substances. The program is available at www.fivb.org/realwinner. The interactive site is rich in information aimed at dissuading viewers from using performance-enhancing substances, and is presented in a highly amusing—and at times disturbing—manner to capture and maintain interest throughout. Although the site is entirely anonymous, users are required to log in with a user- name and email address to begin the program. They are then taken to a web- page featuring nine instructional video modules. The modules touch on a wide range of subjects, including rules, health con- sequences, how to become a good role model, and what happens when an athlete is caught using a banned sub- stance. After completing each five to 10-minute module, the user is sent an email recap- ping the most important points taught in the lesson. Following the completion

The anti-doping tool is now online

of the final module, the user receives an operational out-of-competition testing anti-doping certificate. program in which athletes can be test- The FIVB has also integrated an ADAMS ed without any prior notice. database to follow up on relevant infor- The last WADA Board of Administration mation about athletes, and in line with confirmed that the FIVB is now WADA WADA policy, the FIVB now has a fully code compliant. FIVB Technical Courses & Seminars Calendar - June 09 World Volley News Dates Country Type Days From To Official Bulletin of theFI VB India VIS Seminar June 8 June 12 5 Venezuela Outside Hitter Seminar June 8 June 12 5 FIVB founded in 1947 Senegal Young Players Seminar June 10 June 14 5 President: Mr. Jizhong Wei Venezuela Defense Seminar June 15 June 19 5 Dominican Republic Teachers Seminar June 16 June 20 5 Château Les Tourelles Tunisia Coaches Level II June 18 June 30 13 Chemin Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 Sudan Beach Get Involved Seminar June 20 June 24 5 CH-1006 Lausanne United Arab Emirates Coaches Level I June 21 July 2 12 Barbados Coaches Level II June 29 July 11 13 Tel: + 41 21 345 35 35 Fax: + 41 21 345 35 45 FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme Calendar - June 09 Web Site: www.fivb.org Dates Country Type Days From To E-mail: [email protected] Mali VCP Refereeing May 30 June 4 6 Afghanistan VCP Coaches May 30 June 6 8 Editor: Communication Department Tanzania VCP Coaches June 12 June 19 8 Printed in Switzerland Fiji VCP Beach Grassroots June 29 July 3 5 Nicaragua VCP Beach Grassroots June 29 July 3 5 No.40 • June 2009

6 FIVB World Volley News No. 40 June 2009 News & Calendar

2009 Global Calendar - Competitions and Events - Volleyball & Beach Volleyball QuickSets DATES EVENT COUNTRY ORG. M/W 60 years of Finnish Volleyball May 31/Jun 4 CSV World Championship Tournament Buenos Aires, Argentina CSV W The Finnish Volleyball Jun 1-8 2009 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship Thailand AVC W Association, under the Jun 2-6 Norceca World Championship Tournament Port of Spain, Trinidad NORCECA M/W leadership of President Jun 3-7 CAVB World Championship Tournament Lagos, Nigeria CAVB W Rauno Saari, celebrated Jun 3-7 European Beach Volley Championship Tour – Baden, Austria CEV M/W the 60th year of organ- Austrian Masters ized Volleyball in Finland Jun 5-7 European League – Men's Leg 1 Various CEV M with a gala in Tampere Jun 5-7 European League – Women's Leg 3 Various CEV W and a reception in Helsinki in May. Vol- Jun 9-11 AVC World Championship Tournament Nakhonpathom, AVC M leyball arrived in the country in the Thailand 1920s but wasn’t officially recognized Jun 9-14 Montreux Volley Masters Montreux, Switzerland FIVB W until 1949, when the predecessor of the Jun 10-14 Norceca World Championship Tournament Bridgetown, Barbados NORCECA W FVA, the Volleyball Commission, was Jun 12-14 FIVB World League – Weekend 1 Various FIVB M founded. Jun 12-14 European League - Men's Leg 2 Various CEV M Jun 12-14 European League - Women's Leg 4 Various CEV W Charity match for Abruzzo Jun 12-14 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Zagreb, Croatia CEV W The women’s na- Jun 12-14 Norceca World Championship Tournament Dominican Republic NORCECA W tional teams of Jun 12-14 AVC World Championship Tournament Nakhonpathom, AVC W Italy and France Thailand held a charity Jun 13-21 Norceca Men’s Pan American Cup Chiapas, Mexico NORCECA M match in Mona- Jun 16-18 AVC World Championship Tournament Ust-Kamenogorsk, AVC W co on June 2 for Kazakhstan those affected Jun 17-21 European Beach Volley Championship Tour – Berlin, Germany CEV M/W by the April 6 earthquake in Abruzzo, German Masters Italy. Jointly organized by the Monaco Jun 17-24 2009 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship United Arab Emirates AVC M Volleyball Federation and the Rotary Jun 19-21 FIVB World League – Weekend 2 Various FIVB M Club of Monaco, the match was played Jun 19-21 European League – Men's Leg 3 Various CEV M at Stade Louis II under the slogan “With Jun 19-21 European League – Women's Leg 5 Various CEV W hands on hearts.” Proceeds were sent Jun 21-23 Norceca World Championship Tournament Havana, Cuba NORCECA W to aid the thousands of people still ad- Jun 24/Jul 5 VIII Pan-American Cup Miami, USA NORCECA W versely impacted by the 6.3 magnitude Jun 25/Jul 5 SWATCH FIVB World Championships Stavanger, Norway FIVB M/W temblor. Jun 26-28 FIVB World League – Weekend 3 Various FIVB M Jun 26-28 European League – Men's Leg 4 Various CEV M The life of Ana Paula Jun 26-28 European League – Women's Leg 6 Various CEV W Brazilian Beach Volley- Jun 26-28 2009 Men’s European Championships - Small Luxembourg CEV M ball player Ana Paula Countries Division – Final Round Connelly wowed an Jul 2-5 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne, Switzerland CEV M audience of more than Jul 3-5 FIVB World League – Weekend 4 Various FIVB M 1,000 in Brasilia on the Jul 3-5 AVC World Championship Tournament Chengdu, China AVC W sidelines of the opening Jul 3-5 European League – Men's Leg 5 Various CEV M SWATCH FIVB World Tour Jul 6-8 Norceca World Championship Tournament Orlando, USA NORCECA W stop in April with her poem “That is Life!” Jul 6-12 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Gstaad, Switzerland FIVB M/W Connelly read the poem on stage with legendary Brazilian pianist Joao Carlos Jul 8-10 Norceca World Championship Tournament Caguas, Puerto Rico NORCECA M/W Martins and the Bachiana Chamber Or- Jul 10-12 FIVB World League – Weekend 5 Various FIVB M chestra after a chance meeting with the Jul 10-12 CAVB World Championship Tournament Nairobi, Kenya CAVB W musician. “It was very touching,” Con- Jul 10-12 European League – Men's Leg 6 Various CEV M nelly said of the performance. A senti- Jul 11-12 2009 Women's European League Final 4 Kayseri, Turkey CEV W ment no doubt shared by everyone else Jul 13-19 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Moscow, Russia FIVB M/W in attendance that night. Jul 15-19 FIVB World League – Weekend 5 Various FIVB M Jul 15-19 CEV Beach Volleyball Challenger Novi Sad, Serbia CEV M FIVB speaks at AIPS congress Jul 16-19 CEV Beach Volleyball Challenger Geroskipou, Cyprus CEV W The FIVB gave a Jul 17-19 CEV World Championship Tournament Conegliano, Italy CEV W presentation on Jul 17-19 CEV World Championship Tournament Subotica, Serbia CEV W press facilities Jul 17-19 CEV World Championship Tournament Rzeszow, Poland CEV W and services for Jul 17-19 CEV World Championship Tournament Almere, Netherlands CEV W the world media at the 72nd AIPS Jul 18-19 2009 Men's European League Final 4 Portugal CEV M World Congress Jul 18-25 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Tampere, Finland EOC M/W in Milan, Italy, in late April. A lecture Jul 20-26 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Marseille, France FIVB M/W from FIVB Press Officer Fabrizio Rossini Jul 22-24 CAVB World Championship Tournament Batna, Algeria CAVB W (centre, with Olympians Bob Ctvrtlik, Jul 22-26 FIVB World League – Final Round Belgrade, Serbia FIVB M left, and Sergey Bubka) was warmly Jul 23-26 2009 – U18 European Beach Volleyball Espinho, Portugal CEV M/W received by more than 200 journalists Championships from over 100 countries, and touched Jul 23-26 CEV Beach Volleyball Challenger Varna, Bulgaria CEV M on efforts made to accommodate the Jul 24-26 CSV World Championship Tournament Belo Horizonte, Brazil CSV W press worldwide, including the provi- Jul 24-26 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Laredo, Spain (TBD) CEV W sion of front-row seats and free Internet Jul 27/Aug 2 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Klagenfurt, Austria FIVB M/W access at events. Jul 31/Aug 2 FIVB World Grand Prix – 1st Preliminary Round Brazil, Poland, China FIVB W

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