No 126 May 2004 English edition

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE Qualification Process for Olympic Volleyball Competition Completed The men’s team claimed the 12th and final ticket for the Volleyball competition at the 2004 Olympics in Athens after beating hosts to win the World Olympic Qualification tournament in Madrid at the end of May.

The tournament in Spain was the last tournament offering Olympic qualifi- cation tickets following a seven-month process for both men and women start- ing in November 2003 with the World Cup in Japan.

With hosts already qualified, 11 Olympic tickets were up for grabs for each gender, with three going to the medalists at the World Cup, one ticket each going to the winner of the Continen- tal Olympic qualification tournaments at the start of the year and four more on offer at the World Olympic qualification tournaments in May. The Netherlands rejoice having confirmed their qualification for the Olympic Games In the men’s competition , and Serbia and Montenegro finished on the podium at the World Cup while Russia, Olympic qualification tournaments in ification ticket as the Asian Continental USA, and Tunisia won their Portugal and Spain respectively while Olympic qualifier, which went to second respective Continental Olympic quali- won the World Olympic qualifica- placed Australia. fication tournaments. and the tion tournament in Tokyo, Japan, which Netherlands were victorious at the World also offered a Continental Olympic qual- In the women’s draw, China, Brazil and USA claimed the top three spots at Definitive 12 Women’s Definitive 12 Men’s the World Cup while , Cuba, Olympic qualification berths Olympic qualification berths Dominican Republic and Kenya won their respective Continental Olympic 1. Greece host 1. Greece host qualification tournaments. There was 2. China 1st World Cup 2. Brazil 1st World Cup one World Olympic qualification tourna- 3. Brazil 2nd World Cup 3. Italy 2nd World Cup ment in Tokyo, Japan, which also offered 4. USA 3rd World Cup 4. Serbia & Mont. 3rd World Cup a Continental Olympic qualification 5. Germany COT 5. Russia Europe COT ticket as the Asian Continental Olympic 6. Cuba Norceca COT 6. USA Norceca COT qualifier, with Japan, Korea, Russia and 7. Dominican Rep. South America COT 7. Argentina South America COT Italy all qualifying. 8. Kenya Africa COT 8. Tunisia Africa COT 9. Japan OQT winner Tokyo 9. Netherlands OQT winner Madrid 10. Korea OQT best Asian 10. France OQT winner Tokyo See more details of each of the World 11. Russia OQT best ranked 11. Australia OQT best Asian Olympic Qualification tournaments on 12. Italy OQT 2nd best ranked 12. Poland OQT winner Porto pages 2, 3 and 4.

Find out more at www.fivb.org VOLLEYBALL Results Date Teams Result per set (points) Women - Tokyo Olympic qualification tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Japan, Korea, Russia & Italy claim last tickets 08.05 TPE-PUR 1-3 23-25 21-25 25-21 21-25 KOR-THA 3-1 24-26 25-14 25-16 25-8 RUS-NGR 3-0 25-10 25-10 25-7 ITA-JPN 2-3 18-25 25-23 18-25 25-20 13-15 09.05 KOR-TPE 3-0 25-20 26-24 25-11 PUR-RUS 0-3 17-25 13-25 23-25 NGR-ITA 0-3 18-25 13-25 7-25 THA-JPN 0-3 10-25 14-25 20-25 11.05 TPE-THA 0-3 21-25 23-25 20-25 Japan Korea RUS-KOR 2-3 25-15 20-25 25-23 22-25 13-15 ITA-PUR 3-0 25-17 25-13 25-16 JPN-NGR 3-0 25-10 25-9 25-19 12.05 KOR-ITA 3-2 17-25 10-25 25-17 25-18 18-16 THA-NGR 3-0 25-16 25-10 25-13 TPE-RUS 0-3 10-25 14-25 17-25 PUR-JPN 0-3 23-25 11-25 23-25 14.05 NGR-PUR 0-3 17-25 18-25 16-25 RUS-THA 3-0 25-15 25-18 25-12 Italy Russia ITA-TPE 3-0 25-15 25-19 25-16 JPN-KOR 3-0 Ranking 25-19 25-19 25-15 15.05 THA-PUR 3-0 25-21 25-17 25-23 Rk Country Points Matches Sets Points RUS-ITA 2-3 Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio 25-18 25-22 15-25 17-25 14-16 KOR-NGR 3-0 1 Japan 13 6 1 18 6 3.000 565 445 1.270 25-17 25-14 25-13 2 Korea 13 6 1 18 8 2.250 576 493 1.168 TPE-JPN 1-3 27-25 11-25 19-25 22-25 3 Russia 12 5 2 19 6 3.167 576 432 1.333 16.05 PUR-KOR 0-3 4 Italy 12 5 2 19 8 2.375 606 477 1.270 19-25 15-25 15-25 5 Thailand 10 3 4 10 12 0.833 422 488 0.865 NGR-TPE 0-3 18-25 23-25 21-25 6 Puerto Rico 9 2 5 6 16 0.375 437 516 0.847 ITA-THA 3-0 7 Chinese Taipei 8 1 6 5 18 0.278 454 559 0.812 25-16 25-14 25-14 JPN-RUS 0-3 8 Nigeria 7 0 7 0 21 0 299 525 0.570 20-25 18-25 19-25

VOLLEYBALL khstan. “The third game sealed our route to Athens but it was our victory over Men - Porto qualification tournament Portugal in the second match which was Poland claim Olympic qualifying spot the key to our success,” said Zagummy. “Most important thing was that we did Poland secured a place at the 2004 Ath- until this point we have only been think- not underestimate Kazakhstan. We had ens Olympics with a comprehensive 3-0 ing about this tournament and not about to make sure we played our best against defeat of Kazakhstan in their third and playing in the Olympic Games - but it them.” final match of the Olympic Qualifying feels great to have claimed our place in Portugal were unable to bounce back Tournament in Porto in May. Athens,” said Poland coach Stanislaw from their disappointment at losing to The 25-15, 25-13, 25-22 victory left Poland Gosciniak, who was part of the Polish Poland – a defeat that effectively put with an unbeaten record in the event and team that won the 1976 Olympic gold in paid to their Olympic qualifying chan- followed their thrilling five-set defeat of Montreal. “It is too early to say what we ces – and Juan Diaz’s team had to settle hosts Portugal the evening before. can achieve in Athens. Only now we can for third place in the Porto standings. The Poles also beat Venezuela 3-0 in their begin our preparations and we have a lot “Venezuela were very well organized and opening tie. Second place in the stand- of hard work ahead of us.” Polish captain more focused than we were today,” said ings went to Venezuela after the Pan Pawel Zagummy explained how it was Portugal’s Brazilian coach Juan Diaz. American champions defeated Portugal crucial that his team were not compla- “We played well against Poland on Sat- 26-24, 27-25, 25-21 in the final game. “Up cent going into the game against Kaza- urday but we were beaten at the end by a

2 FIVB X-Press No 126 May 2004 VOLLEYBALL Results Date Teams Result per set (points) Men - Tokyo Olympic qualification tournament 1 2 3 4 5 France & Australia seal Olympic two of the last spots 22.05 CAN-IRI 3-0 25-20 25-20 28-26 KOR-CHN 0-3 France clinched a seat in the men’s Vol- It was Australia’s fifth win against one 19-25 23-25 22-25 leyball competition at the Athens Olym- setback. For China, the loss was its sec- AUS-FRA 0-3 pics when it toppled Japan 3-2 in a close ond against four victories, and still keeps 18-25 28-30 26-28 match to keep its record unblemished a slim chance for the trip to Athens. ALG-JPN 0-3 14-25 15-25 18-25 with sixth victories in the eight-team “I’m really proud of my team”, said Aus- 23.05 IRI-KOR 3-0 Olympic Qualification tournament in tralian head coach Jon Uriarte. “We have 25-18 25-21 25-16 Tokyo, Japan. been working hard for these three years. FRA-CAN 3-0 France outclassed Japan in power and My players are playing a really good vol- 25-22 25-23 25-21 skill and overcame a fierce challenge by leyball together.” ALG-AUS 0-3 17-25 22-25 16-25 the Japanese after dropping the second Chinese head coach Di Anhe said: “Aus- JPN-CHN 2-3 and fourth sets. tralia played very well. We played too 25-27 25-20 22-25 25-22 16-18 The win confirmed France’s ticket with cautiously.” 25.05 CHN-IRI 3-1 one game still to play while for Japan, 25-16 25-23 31-33 25-22 Australia claim second Olympic KOR-FRA 0-3 whose Olympic hopes had already been 16-25 13-25 16-25 dashed, the defeat was its fifth against ticket CAN-ALG 3-0 one victory. Despite suffering a 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25- 25-13 25-16 25-21 The winner of the tournament and the 23) defeat at the hands of Iran, Australia AUS-JPN 3-2 No. 1 Asian team qualified for the Athens claimed the second Olympic ticket on 21-25 25-17 25-14 19-25 15-13 26.05 FRA-CHN 3-0 Games. Australia, meanwhile, overpow- offer at the World Olympic Qualification 25-21 38-36 25-21 ered China 3-0 on the same day in what tournament in Tokyo to join France, who AUS-CAN 3-0 turned out to be the Asian finals to decide were declared winners of the tournament 25-19 25-19 26-24 a berth in the summer Olympics and the day before. Australia finished with ALG-KOR 0-3 moved closer toward clinching a seat in the same points as China but their set 21-25 15-25 19-25 JPN-IRI 2-3 the Athens Games. The match was close ratio difference was too great. 22-25 29-27 25-18 21-25 12-15 and tense throughout, and Australia, China needed a comprehensive win over 28.05 KOR-AUS 1-3 who proved to be a new powerhouse in Canada and although they won 3-0, for 21-25 15-25 25-21 19-25 the men’s Volleyball, outclassed China in their fifth win against two losses, the 25- IRI-FRA 0-3 31-33 19-25 21-25 speed and power and was never in dan- 22 25-19 25-17 scoreline was big enough CHN-ALG 3-0 ger throughout the game. for China to peg back the point ratio dif- 25-15 25-16 25-15 ference and beat Australia for the second CAN-JPN 3-0 Ranking Olympic ticket as the top Asian side. 25-15 25-17 27-25 29.05 ALG-IRI 0-3 17-25 18-25 13-25 Rk Country Points Matches Sets Points CAN-KOR 3-1 Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio 25-21 21-25 25-22 AUS-CHN 3-0 1 France 14 7 0 21 2 10.500 586 475 1.234 25-21 25-20 25-19 2 Australia 12 5 2 15 9 1.667 565 510 1.108 JPN-FRA 2-3 23-25 25-21 18-25 25-21 12-15 3 China 12 5 2 15 9 1.667 581 538 1.080 30.05 IRI-AUS 3-0 4 Canada 11 4 3 12 10 1.200 512 485 1.056 25-19 26-24 25-23 5 Iran 11 4 3 13 11 1.182 567 545 1.040 CHN-CAN 3-0 25-22 25-19 25-17 6 Japan 9 2 5 14 15 0.933 626 622 1.006 FRA-ALG 3-0 7 Korea 8 1 6 5 18 0.278 469 547 0.857 25-16 25-11 25-13 KOR-JPN 0-3 8 Algeria 7 0 7 0 21 0 341 525 0.650 20-25 21-25 23-25 team ranked higher in the world than us. “Had Venezuela beaten Poland in the Poland displayed an impressive defensive opening round then I think you would game in Porto, losing only two sets have seen a very different performance versus Portugal the second day from us today.” Kazakhstan finished rooted to the bot- tom with no wins and coach Alexandr Results Zapevalov will be disappointed his team Date Teams Result per set (points) were unable to claim a set. 1 2 3 4 5 21.05 POL-VEN 3-0 25-21 26-24 25-22 Ranking POR-KAZ 3-0 25-16 25-18 25-19 Rk Country Points Matches Sets Points 22.05 KAZ-VEN 0-3 Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio 23-25 21-25 21-25 POR-POL 2-3 1 Poland 6 3 0 9 2 4,500 261 220 1,186 18-25 25-18 29-27 19-25 12-15 2 Venezuela 5 2 1 6 3 2,000 220 211 1,043 23.05 POL-KAZ 3-0 25-15 25-13 25-22 3 Portugal 4 1 2 5 6 0,833 248 241 1,029 VEN-POR 3-0 4 Kazakhstan 3 0 3 0 9 0 168 225 0,747 26-24 27-25 25-21

FIVB X-Press No 126 May 2004 3 VOLLEYBALL we played pretty well in the first two sets. Now it is hard to say how we will do at Men - Madrid qualification tournament the Olympics. If we reached the level of Netherlands unbeaten claim final Olympic ticket today we must rise further to beat the top teams, but now we have a mix of experi- The Netherlands claimed the final berth much to the joy of their passionate fans. enced and young players and we have a at the 2004 Olympics in Athens after “I’m very pleased,” Netherlands captain little time to go until the Olympics so if beating Spain 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 26-24) Reinder Nummerdor said. “After yester- we have to get our players into shape we to win the World Olympic Qualification day’s match it wasn’t easy to build up the might end up quite high.” tournament in Madrid. tension but we managed to start just the Netherlands finished the tournament top The 1996 Olympic champions lived up way we played yesterday and that was of the standings with six points followed to their pre-tournament tag of favourites the key to winning the first set after that by Cuba with five, Spain with four and to finish the competition unbeaten with it was much easier. After the second set it winless Cameroon with three points. three impressive victories and none more was an incredible feeling.” Earlier, Cuba, needing a victory to stay in so than the win over Spain. “What’s to say other than we are happy contention for the Olympics, completed Once again the Dutch displayed an awe- that we qualified,” Netherlands’ coach a hard fought 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-13) vic- some combination of power and urgency Bert Goedkoop said. tory over Cameroon. to stem any thought Spain had of causing “We played a pretty good tournament. However, the South Americans needed an upset and charged towards Olym- In the first match against Cameroon, Spain to beat the Netherlands to have pic qualification, which was guaranteed we weren’t really focused, yesterday’s any chance of being in the Olympic once the Netherlands had won two sets, match we built up the tension and today qualification calculation.

The Netherlands’ Richard Schuil Dutch libero Marko Klok on attack

Cuba’s Osmany Juantorena tries to beat Cameroon’s Adam Abbas (right) and Alain Denguessi

Netherlands captain Reinder Nummerdor in full flight against Cameroon

Results Date Teams Result per set (points) 1 2 3 4 5 28.05 CMR-NED 0-3 21-25 25-27 18-25 Ranking ESP-CUB 1-3 17-25 25-14 23-25 16-25 Rk Country Points Matches Sets Points 29.05 CMR-ESP 0-3 14-25 17-25 20-25 Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio NED-CUB 3-1 1 Netherlands 6 3 0 9 1 9,000 258 222 1,162 25-19 30-28 25-27 25-20 30.05 CUB-CMR 3-0 2 Cuba 5 2 1 7 4 1,750 258 242 1,066 25-20 25-23 25-13 3 Spain 4 1 2 4 6 0,667 220 216 1,019 ESP-NED 0-3 20-25 20-25 24-26 4 Cameroon 3 0 3 0 9 0 171 227 0,753

4 FIVB X-Press No 126 May 2004 BEACH VOLLEYBALL SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Women

Rhodes salutes golden gained over the past three years playing very proud.” Refering to the close first girls Walsh and May together, Walsh and May slowly began set, Walsh noted, “Misty and I made pulling their game together and eventu- some errors that we don’t normally Kerri Walsh and Misty May of the USA ally forged ahead in the opener before make. I didn’t set her very well and I set became Hellas Open champions after scoring a 21-17 win. a couple of balls over the net and that’s a 2-0 victory over compatriots Holly Things were a lot different in the second very uncharacteristic of us. But then McPeak and Elaine Youngs in the final set as McPeak and Youngs buckled the roles reversed and they started of the Swatch - FIVB World Tour tourna- under the power and relentless move- making some errors and you can’t do ment in Greece. A tight first set was fol- ment of their counterparts and they col- that against the better teams. I’m so lowed by an awesome display of power lapsed to a 21-13 loss. excited because Misty and I know we and skill by the world’s top team who “We’re so happy to finally get that mon- can play very good Beach Volleyball ran out 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) winners to take key off our backs,” a delighted Walsh and I think we can get much, much bet- gold for the first time in Rhodes. enthused post match. “We have been ter. We just need to take care of our bod- During the first set of this final an coming here for the past couple of years ies and our minds and really get excited upset looked possible as team Walsh- and have never played well and never for Athens.” May made several errors while their won the tournament. You know, in these May was also thrilled with the triumph, opponents, McPeak-Youngs appeared finals we didn’t play particularly well especially as she had been suffering strong and determined. However, call- but tonight we played a wonderful team with the flu throughout this tourna- ing on the vast experience the team has and we pulled it out and for that I’m ment. “I feel good now,” she said with a smile. “I am in a lot better condition Podium Finish than I was during the semi-final. It was fun playing at night, I thought it would be a lot colder but once we started going Gold: it was fine. It was a tough game. We Walsh-May USA battle them (McPeak and Youngs) back home all the time. They put a lot of pres- sure on us but we dug deep and did Silver: what we needed to do to win.” rd McPeak-Youngs USA In the 3 place match, Adriana Behar and Shelda of Brazil collected the bronze with a 2-1 (23-25, 21-16, 15-11) win over Bronze: the third team from the USA to reach Adriana Behar-Shelda BRA the semis, Annett Davis and Jennifer Jordan.

McPeak & Youngs win China Hellas Open in Rhodes last week, sailed “We had a great week,” said McPeak Open with perfect record past Jordan and Davis 21-17 and 21-13 before the awarding ceremony. “Elaine in light rain at the Jinshan Beach Volley- did a lot of blockings in every match, Third seeds Holly McPeak and Elaine ball Complex before an over-flowing of which made my job much more easier.” Youngs beat fourth seeds Jennifer Jor- 4,000 for their first title on the SWATCH- McPeak and Youngs also improved their dan and Annett Davis in an all-Ameri- FIVB World Tour this season and fifth chances of qualifying for the Athens can final in straight sets to win the 2004 overall together. Olympics with their sixth straight win SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Women’s With her 67th victory at international at the $180,000 Women’s China Open. China Open in Shanghai without drop- stage, McPeak also tied the record of “It’s a huge win,” said the 1.83-meter ping one set. most career wins, the longest-stand- Youngs. “We are very happy to win McPeak and Youngs, who finished sec- ing record in Beach Volleyball, held by against Jordan and Davis, because we ond to Misty May and Kerri Walsh at the Karolyn Kirby of the United States. are competing for the second spot of the United States in the Athens Games against them.” The United States will have two teams Podium Finish in the Athens Beach Volleyball tourna- ment and world No. 1 tandem May and Gold: Walsh have already secured one ticket. McPeak-Youngs USA McPeak and Youngs shared the $27,000 first-place prize while Jordan and Davis split $18,000 for the silver medal finish. Silver: Jordan-Davis USA Earlier on Sunday, top seeds Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil beat Chinese ninth seeds Wang Lu and You Great Beach Volleyball action Bronze: Wenhui 24-22 and 21-17 to win the under lights Adriana Behar-Shelda BRA bronze medal. Shelda also captured the prize for the fastest server.

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Spaniards Notch First Gold the silver medal finish. Bosma and Her- and withstand several match points.” at Men’s China Open rera, who upset Ricardo and Emanuel Playing before a full capacity crowd of 24-22 and 21-19 in Saturday’s winner’s 3,700 at the newly built Lianyungang Twelfth seeds Javier Bosma and Pablo bracket, survived three match points Stadium, the two tandems split the first Herrera of Spain upset top seeds and to outlast Ricardo and Emanuel 15-21, two sets, forcing a tiebreaker. world No. 1 tandem Ricardo Santos and 21-19 and 21-19 for their second win Being up at 14-11 in the third set, Ricardo Emanuel Rego in the final to claim their in two days over the 2003 FIVB world suddenly lost his momentum. The 2.00- first SWATCH-FIVB title together at the champions. meter Brazilian failed to side out on two 2004 Men’s China Open in Lianyun- “We beat them once yesterday, so we felt consecutive opportunities, allowing the gang in May. we could beat them again,” said Bosma Spaniards overtake the lead at 18-17 and With the win, Bosma and Herrera shared before the awards ceremony. clinch the match in 66 minutes. the $27,000 first-place prize while “We kept focused through the match «This is our best tournament and we Ricardo and Emanuel split $18,000 for and managed to do some crucial saves have got our best result,» Bosma added. “Lianyungang is a great place and the Podium Finish people are very kind. I really enjoyed the reaction of the audience.” Bosma and Herrera, who teamed up Gold: since last season, are playing in their Bosma-Herrera ESP seventh World Tour event together. It is only the second defeat in eight tries of Emanuel and Ricardo in the finals of Silver: FIVB events. They had won six FIVB Ricardo-Emanuel BRA event titles in a row since forming their partnership at the end of the 2002 season before the stunning defeat to compatri- Bronze: ots Tande Ramos and Franco Neto in the Rogers-Scott USA final of the South Africa Open.

Budva dances to a samba beat mann produced some clever winning part of the game and when you lose you spikes, he couldn’t match the phenom- always learn. Each tournament is very Ricardo and Emanuel of Brazil took the enal Ricardo in the percentage stakes. A different and you learn from what you 2004, Swatch - FIVB Serbia and Mon- second set win would have set up a dra- did in the past.” tenegro Open title in Budva, beating matic finale yet Ricardo and Emanuel Ricardo’s teammate, Emanuel, felt the Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Recker- were always one step ahead in this German team may have been a little mann of Germany by 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) match and they eventually ran out tense heading into the final and he in the final. deserved winners. believed that had an affect on the duo In front of a packed centre court crowd, “I was very confident going into the in the opening stages of the match. “I the Brazilian masters enthralled all match because we have been playing noticed that they were under pressure present with some sublime Beach Vol- consistently well throughout this tour- early on,” he said. “You know, when leyball in a match that lasted 43 min- nament and I knew we could maintain you reach the final you really want to utes. a high level in the final,” Ricardo stated win and you can put a lot of pressure on Team Dieckmann-Reckermann were post match. Asked if the defeat in the yourself. Myself and Ricardo are more always in touch with their opponents recent China Open in Lianyungang was easy going, we know that if we make a during the game, however, some nerv- still weighing on his mind as the teams few mistakes at the beginning we can ous serving lost them crucial points took to the court Ricardo urged, “Not at keep going until we win the match.” in the early stages. Although Recker- all. It didn’t affect me a bit because that’s Speaking immediately after the encoun- ter, a slightly disappointed Reckermann mentioned, “We didn’t play badly in this match. We tried to put some pres- Podium Finish sure on them with our service and we didn’t achieve that goal. It was a good Gold: game but we lost and that’s the way it Ricardo-Emanuel BRA goes sometimes.” Reckermann’s disap- pointment was short lived, however, as he was awarded the prize for the fastest Silver: serve (93.4 kmph). Dieckmann M.-Reckermann GER Elsewhere, Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of triumphed in the Bronze: battle for bronze, beating Brazil’s Ricardo in full concentration Heuscher-Kobel SUI and of 2-0 (21-17, 21-18).

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FIVB X-Press No 126 May 2004 7 VOLLEYBALL of the nature of the event where Vol- leyball right around the world is in the 2006 World Championships deadline nears... spotlight.” All five Confederations were represented with 18 teams from Africa, 28 from Asia, With 10 days remaining until the dead- countries had registered to try to qualify 51 from Europe, 26 from Norceca and line (May 28) for entries to the 2006 for the 2006 event, of which 72 were 5 from South America. The prospect of World Championship in Japan expires, men’s teams and 56 women’s teams. further entries is encouraging, as there is the total of entries had already surpassed “While the World Championships are a “late entry” deadline at June 18. the number of participants at the 2002 seen as the ultimate title in international Being staged every four years, the World World Championships in Argentina, Volleyball it is also a special competition Championships are the FIVB’s most announced the FIVB in May. due to the fact that every Federation has important Volleyball competition as they In the 2002 World Championships, 118 a chance to compete,” FIVB President incorporate a global qualification proc- teams attempted to reach the final phase Dr Rubén Acosta said. “Such a healthy ess that climaxes with a grand finale of in and as of May 18, 128 response in terms of entries is indicative the best 24 teams in each gender. Building up to the 2006 World Cham- FIVB pionships, national teams from over 70 countries will participate in over 36 qual- Willy Burkhardt becomes President of FIVB Television, ification tournaments lasting 12 months. Marketing and New Media Commission The final rounds in Japan are the battle ground for only the very best teams The FIVB was were sold to Dow Jones, Inc. in March, who strive to be World Champions. The pleased to announce 2004. He is now a leading Television Brazilian men’s and the Italian women’s the appointment of Industry Consultant. teams are the current title holders. leading television industry executive His first involvement in the television The new logo for Mr. Willy Burkhardt industry was as a leader of McKinsey the 2006 World as President of the & Company’s media and entertainment Championship was FIVB Television, practice in California and then as an also unveiled to the Marketing and New operating executive at Turner Broadcast- 183 delegates at the Media Commission ing Systems and then ESPN Inc. 29th World Con- in May. gress in Porto, Por- He received a B.A., with honours and tugal in May . Commenting on the appointment, FIVB high distinction, from Stanford Univer- President Dr Ruben Acosta said: “The sity and an MBA, with high distinction, It will be the new FIVB is honoured that a man of Mr. Bur- Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business signature stamp for khardt’s experience and reputation in School. the event. the industry will be guiding our efforts to develop productive partnerships with FIVB sponsors and the broadcast media so as to give the widest possible exposure to Presence of the FIVB in city of Lausanne, headquarters the spectacular sports of Volleyball and of Olympic International Committee Beach Volleyball.” The authorities of the City of Lausanne, It is recalled that, bar rare exceptions, Mr Burkhardt has been responsible for through its Mayor Mr. Daniel Brélaz, con- the FIVB systematically organises the the creation, development and launch firmed to Dr. Rubén Acosta H., President meetings of its Commissions, Coun- of more than 10 cable networks around of the International Volleyball Federation cils, Executive Committee and Board of the globe and was the chief architect of (FIVB) in May, their desire to develop Administration in Lausanne, as well as seven international versions of ESPN’s and perpetuate the establishment of the numerous sessions with its commercial SportsCenter. FIVB in Lausanne. and television partners.

For more than five years he was the Exec- In a press release dated 20 May 2004, the To the great pleasure of the hotels, restau- utive Vice-President in charge of ESPN Municipality of Lausanne also declared rants and shops of the city, these activi- International and ESPN Enterprises as that it was honoured by the presence in ties involve an annual average of around well as serving as a Director of ESPN, Lausanne of the FIVB, the largest Inter- 2,000 overnight stays. Inc. In this role he agreed an important national Federation with 218 National partnership between ESPN and the FIVB Federations and 35 million licenced play- The Municipality also determined at its to cover major Volleyball competitions ers. regular meeting its willingness to sell including the Men’s World Champion- freehold to the FIVB 1150 m2 of the land ships in Buenos Aires 2002. KPMG’s study dated 20 March 2004 adjoining its present headquarters. showed that the FIVB’s economic impact He then took on the role of President on the Lausanne region amounted to For several years, the authorities of and Chief Operating Officer of Wicks more than CHF 20 million per year, not to Lausanne and the authorities of the Can- Business Information, a leading database, speak of the largest International Federa- ton of Vaud have admitted that the FIVB event and information provider in the tion’s contribution to the dynamic sports holds a central position in Lausanne and financial and general management arena. image of the City of Lausanne, home of that they will do everything possible to The primary components of the business the unique Olympic Museum. keep the FIVB in Lausanne.

FIVB X-Press • Monthly information of the FIVB • Av. de la Gare 12 • CH-1001 Lausanne • Printed in Switzerland • FIVB founded in 1947 • President Dr. Rubén Acosta H. Tel. +41 21 345 35 35 • Fax +41 21 345 35 45 • WebSite: http://www.fivb.org/ • E-mail: info@fivb.org • Editor: Communication Dpt. • No 126 • May 2004

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