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Official Bulletin no. 63 May 2011 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 Board of administration convenes in lausanne ■ a new competition format for the four intercontinental qualification tour- Board helps drive 2014 fiVB Volleyball World champion- nament winners. game forward ships and amendments to the way vol- The major changes include a reduction in leyball teams can qualify for the 2016 the number of vacancies at the 2015 edi- Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games were two tion of the World Cup from three to two of the key decisions made by the fiVB and the introduction of four interconti- Board of administration following their nental qualification tournaments on four meeting at the fiVB headquarters in separate continents. lausanne, Switzerland from april 6 to 9. “This Board meeting was very successful because we took all the decisions with The leading issues on the agenda includ- consensus,” FIVB President Jizhong Wei ed the implementation of decisions from said. Mr Jizhong Wei, FIVB President lthough the beach volleyball season has only begun, with Athe volleyball season just around the corner with the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League, the FIVB still managed to take the time to reflect on the past year as we welcomed the Executive Committee and Board of Administration to the FIVB head- quarters in Lausanne during May. In a rewarding week full of deci- sions and discussion the Board made changes that we hope will improve FIVB President Jizhong Wei addresses the Board of Administration during the meeting the game further as we look to con- tinue as one of the world’s top sports.
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