Closing the first-ever online World Congress of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), its President Ary da Silva Graça Filho promised the world volleyball family to open a new chapter in the history of this sport.
“You can be sure that, despite the difficult times, the future of volleyball is bright. Success in sport is never achieved alone, and only together will we promote volleyball, write a new chapter in our history,” said the President.
The meeting inaugurated the beginning of new opportunities for volleyball following the launch of the Volleyball World jointly with CVC Capital Partners initiative. This partnership will raise volleyball to new professional standards, encourage investment, and benefit athletes, fans, and national volleyball federations. Volleyball World will be responsible for the commercial processes of key international volleyball and beach volleyball events.
The President of the FIVB also presented the project “Expanding the Possibilities of Volleyball”, which will be supported by significant financial investments to expand the capabilities of national federations in releasing the potential of their national teams.
Volleyball is the fourth most popular sport in the world, with more than 800 million fans. It was the most popular sport at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics it was watched by 2.6 billion people worldwide.
In 2022, the FIVB World Congress is scheduled to take place in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during the Women’s Volleyball World Cup.
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