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Official Bulletin no. 49 March 2010 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 iOc applauds fiVB’s Development strategy ■ the international Olympic commit- The FIVB invested more in development a new voice tee (iOc) President Dr. Jacques Rogge during 2009 than any other year in its has personally congratulated the fiVB history by allocating more financial re- President Mr. Jizhong Wei for the FIVB’s sources to the FIVB Confederations to comprehensive 2010 development plan. help national federations. In 2010, the FIVB has pledged to invest more in devel- In a letter sent to Mr. Wei in February, Dr. opment both financially and in terms of Rogge said he was grateful to learn that resources. the FIVB is doing its utmost to ap- ply the spirit of the Olympic Charter by investing the Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President majority of the IOC funds the FIVB hen it comes to working receives into Vol- together, developing and leyball and Beach Wgrowing as a team, either Volleyball develop- on the Volleyball court or in the ment, “particularly boardroom, communication is vital. if it increases uni- And not only one directional. A two- versality”. way stream is essential and this is “You should be com- the reason behind the latest change mended for the in the World Volley News where you efforts and the ex- can find each FIVB Confederation traordinary result now has a dedicated half page in achieved in this which it can communicate its activi- respect,” Dr. Rogge said before going ties and news. The FIVB Development Department also presented the 2009 Volleyball onto thank the FIVB Cooperation Programme Report, the first VCP report of its kind In this new era of the FIVB, the em- for the “substantial phasis is on the athletes, federations work and dedication” it has shown in all and confederations and to assist its activities towards the forthcoming in this issue in the communication process be- Youth Olympic Games, which take place Volleyball tween these parties and the FIVB, in Singapore from August 14-26. we have given the Confederations • Countries vie to host Youth and the platform via World Volley News Junior World Champs to inform the world. This being not countries vie to host • Women return as Doha confirmed only beneficial to the communicator Youth and Junior World as FIVB Club World Championship but equally so for the recipient. hosts for 2010 It is by providing a voice that many championships Beach Volleyball people can be heard and we can also The FIVB Sports Events Council held • First SWATCH FIVB World Tour learn. As we go forth together, we its first meeting of 2010 on March Grand Slam now within 200 days must be secure within ourselves and 2 with the evaluation of the host • FIVB Beach Volleyball broadens its our new direction. Allowing as much candidate files for the FIVB Men’s horizons with new international communication as possible will aid Junior, Women’s Junior, Boys’ Youth amateur tournament this process. and Girls’ Youth World Champion- technical & Development Therefore, you will notice in this edi- ships in 2011 as the main point on tion that a dedicated half page per the agenda. • FIVB 2010 Development calendar Confederation will allow each of the now online five continental offices to publish The Council, who also received re- • Major coaching development news on their goings on and keep ports on recent inspection visits to initiative launched by FIVB others in the Volleyball family fully Japan for the FIVB 2010 Women’s confederations World Championship and Youth informed of their activities in what • JVA joins Haiti help initiative will be an excellent tool for the ex- Olympic Games in Singapore, will • DR Congo book YOG ticket change of knowledge and ideas. make a recommendation to the I hope you enjoy reading what is hap- Board of Administration, which • CSV Congress takes place in Brazil pening on each of the Continents as meets in April, as to which candi- • Opening ceremony for Volleyball date is best suited for each compe- much as I do. venue in Ankara tition. • Castillo elected Dominican Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President Continued on page 2 Republic’s athlete of the year www.fivb.org Volleyball World Volley News MEN & WOMEN Women return as Doha confirmed as fiVB club World championships hosts for 2010 The FIVB and the Qatar Volleyball Federation (QVA) joined together in a signing ceremony at the FIVB headquarters on February 27 to officially confirm Doha, Qatar as the host city for the 2010 FIVB Club World Championships, which will mark the return of the women’s edition for the first time since 1994. The QVA proved to be outstanding hosts of the 2009 FIVB Men’s Club World Volleyball Championships, which made a return af- ter four editions from 1989-1992. However, the 2010 edition of the FIVB Club World Championships, with the dates due to be confirmed, signals the return of the double gender event after 18 years and for the first time will feature alternate men’s and women’s matches in the same venue on the same day. FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei with QVA President H.E. Dr. Abulla Yousif Al-Mal. FIVB 2nd Executive Vice-President Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris and the Qatar Ambassador to Switzerland H.E. Abdulla Falah Al-Doseri stand far right & left respectively Pool Home Away Date Local time City A BRA BUL 04.06.2010 10:00 Uberlândia C RUS USA 04.06.2010 18:00 Ekaterineburg B SRB CHN 04.06.2010 20:15 Nis B ITA FRA 04.06.2010 20:30 Parma D CUB ARG 04.06.2010 20:40 Havana fiVB World league schedule A BRA BUL 05.06.2010 10:00 Uberlândia finalised A KOR NED 05.06.2010 14:00 Suwon C RUS USA 05.06.2010 18:00 Ekaterineburg The FIVB officially launched the schedule for this year’s World B ITA FRA 05.06.2010 18:00 Modena League, due to take place from June 4 to July 25, on February 24. C FIN EGY 05.06.2010 18:30 Tampere D GER POL 05.06.2010 19:30 Stuttgart Brazil begin their defence of the title against Bulgaria whilst D CUB ARG 05.06.2010 20:40 Havana world No.2 Russia take on Olympic champions USA in a mouth- A KOR NED 06.06.2010 14:00 Suwon watering opening match. D GER POL 06.06.2010 15:00 Stuttgart The schedule for the opening weekend of matches is adjacent. C FIN EGY 06.06.2010 16:00 Tampere For the full schedule visit www.fivb.org. B SRB CHN 06.06.2010 20:15 Belgrade cont’d from page 1 FIVB’s athlete Role Model named for Youth Olympic Games Brazil and Iran are in contention to host the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championships, whilst Peru is the sole can- The FIVB revealed in February that FIVB Women’s World didate for the women’s version. Meanwhile, Turkey, Viet- Championship and Olympic Games silver medallist Sun nam and Mexico, who also hosted the 2009 FIVB Wom- Yue of China will be the Athlete Role Model (ARM) for Vol- en’s Junior World Championship, are contending to host leyball at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore the FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship, whilst Egypt from August 14-26. is the only candidate for the Boys’ event. Each sport at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will feature “We want to make sure we are making the best decision an ARM, who will be on site giving the participants tips, en- for each tournament,” President of the Sports Events couragement, lessons and above all an example to follow. Council Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris said. “It is important that Meanwhile, the FIVB was pleased to announce the launch every FIVB competition is conducted with the right bal- of the Young Writers 4 Young Players competition which ance between professionalism and passion for the sport, is aimed at 18 to 21-year-olds to find two budding young and this obviously takes into account our recent inspec- journalists to experience the joy of reporting first hand at tions of the venues.” the Youth Olympic Games. “It is up to us to make sure that all the necessary require- The writers, one male and one female, will travel to the ments for a successful tournament are there in any can- Youth Olympic Games and work as bonafide journalists, didature file,” Mr. Tsiokris added. “We want to create the collaborating alongside FIVB media staff. best experience for everybody, and that begins with the The competition closes on April 1 and all entries should be right venue.” sent to [email protected] 2 fiVB World Volley news no. 49 March 2010 Beach Volleyball MEN & WOMEN first SWATCH fiVB World tour Grand Slam now within 200 days The 200-day mark leading up to the first 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in Rome passed on February 9 and the preparations for the week- long tournament are in full swing. Rome, which will also be the venue for the 2011 SWATCH FIVB World Champion- ships, hosted its first ever SWATCH FIVB World Tour event last year, with men’s teams from around the world battling in the historic capital. On that occasion, eventual World Tour winners and world champions Julius Brink and Jonas Reck- ermann of Germany came out on top. However, this year the city will be the backdrop for one of the six Grand Slams on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, with other hosts including Moscow in Russia, Stavanger in Norway, Gstaad in Switzerland, Klagenfurt in Austria and Stare Jablonki in Poland.