The FIVB delegation led by the FIVB President, Dr. Ary S. Graça F° held a productive meeting with the governor of the South Sinai, Mayor of Sharm El Sheikh Khaled Fouda, ahead of the FIVB Executive Committee and Board of Administration meeting in Sharm Elsheikh on May 2 to 4, 2018. The FIVB President was […]
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FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° officially launched the FIVB’s 9 goals today at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals, as the global federation looks to build on recent success and achieve its vision of becoming the number one family entertainment sport in the world.
The 9 goals are part of a long term strategic plan developed by President Graça and the FIVB to help direct the future work of the federation and ensure it realises the sport’s huge global potential. The 9 goals were devised through a collaborative, internal process which looked at the main areas of development and progress and were approved by the FIVB Board of Administration earlier this year.
The FIVB has experienced great success in the past couple of years, with record attendances at the World Championships in Poland and Italy last year and one of the most memorable beach volleyball men’s and women’s World Championships in the Netherlands this year. Volleyball and beach volleyball continue to set the benchmark for dynamic and innovative family sport entertainment and the 9 goals will ensure this upward trajectory of success is maintained.
When asked about its significance, President Graça said:
“Today represents a historic and exciting milestone for the FIVB. Our success has been built on the foundation of a strong vision: to make volleyball the number one family sport entertainment in the world and these 9 goals will help us achieve this vision.
“These goals are fundamental to the ongoing growth and development of volleyball and beach volleyball as we look to engage with the sport’s ever growing global fan base and become the world’s leading family sport entertainment.”
The FIVB’s 9 goals are:
1. To move volleyball from group 2 to group 1 in the IOC rankings by 2020
The FIVB takes its role in the Olympic Movement very seriously and is committed to being a loyal partner to the IOC. Volleyball is set to be a flagship event at Rio 2016 and the federation hopes to use the Games as a springboard for further development and expansion.
2. To reach 2 million users on FIVB Digital Platforms by 2016
The FIVB is committed to harnessing the power of digital media to engage and interact with its young, global fan base.
3. To increase the cumulative TV audience by 20% in 2016 and by 100% in 2020
Volleyball is followed by hundreds of millions of people around the world and the FIVB wants to ensure as many fans as possible can enjoy the sport they love from the comfort of their own homes. This is particularly important as volleyball looks to become the “number 1 family sport entertainment in the world”.
4. To sign 4 new global sponsors by 2020 with a goal of 10 million per year
The FIVB’s global partners are key to improving the worldwide visibility of the sport and introducing volleyball to new markets around the world.
5. To grow the average FIVB annual income from 31 million to 66 million by 2020
The development of volleyball and its key properties will significantly enhance revenue generation and allow the FIVB to reinvest into the development of the sport from grassroots to elite level around the world
6. To have a competitive, effective and sustainable bidding process by 2018 for all FIVB main events
The FIVB is committed to operating in a transparent manner in line with Olympic Agenda 2020. As the sport develops around the world more and more cities are showing interest in hosting the FIVB events and the FIVB is working to ensure that this bidding process is as effective and fair as possible
7. To make available a TV or internet feed for FIVB key events to all 221 National Federations by 2016
As one of the largest sports federation in the world, the FIVB has a duty to ensure that all its members have access to the sport across different platforms. This is part of the FIVB aim to expand the ways in which volleyball is offered to fans around the world.
8. To increase the number of licensed/ amateur players by 2018
The FIVB has begun a “Volleyball Your Way” programme which is intended to grow its global fan base, promote its values worldwide and encourage people young and old to practise the sport. The movement was started to show that volleyball is an inclusive sport that can be practiced anywhere, at any time.
9. To become the number 1 sport that serves the needs of humanitarian organisations in their programmes
Sport plays an important role in state, community and peace building activities. The FIVB’s partnership with key humanitarian agencies will go a long way in increasing the effectiveness of sports programmes in post conflict countries around the world.
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Molico Osasco could make history as the first team ever to win the prestigious FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship title twice when the tournament is held for the eighth time from May 7 to 11 in Zurich, Switzerland.
The finalist from the South American Championship has a wildcard to thank for the opportunity to compete in the Championship, which features six of the top teams from around the world.
“Being crowned Club World Champions was definitely one of the greatest successes in my career,” said libero Camila Brait who travels to this year’s event full of optimism. “We know it will be tough, but we also believe in the potential of our team.” Brait and Adenizia Silva are the only players in the squad to have been involved on all three occasions the club has competed in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship. With silver in 2010, bronze in 2011 and gold in 2012, the ladies have their sights set on adding a second gold to that collection.
Coach Luizomar de Moura was delighted to be invited to this “wonderful competition”, but was keen to emphasise the strength of the opposition. “It will be very difficult, as there are five teams who could win the title this time,” he said. Only African champions G.S.Petroliers (GSP) of Algeria, who were awarded the tournament’s second wildcard, are seen as outsiders. They are joined at the FIVB Women’s Cub World Championship by hosts Volero Zurich, 2014 South America Women’s Club Championship winners SESI-SP, European Club Champions Dinamo Kazan and the winners of the Asia Club Championship, Japan’s Hisamitsu Springs.
Molico Osasco will face two of these title-contenders in the preliminary pool. After the opening match against Hisamitsu Springs at 17:30 local time (15:30 GMT) on Wednesday (Volero Zurich will take on SESI-SP at 20:00 (18:00 GMT)) one of the hot favourites to win the tournament awaits in the preliminary round, in the form of Dinamo Kazan. Spearheaded by the outstanding attacker Ekaterina Gamova, the Russian’s are also aiming to make history for never before has a team from the reigning World Champion nation won the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship.
The final of the European Champions League saw Kazan complete a commanding 3-0 victory over defending champions VakifBank Istanbul – the very team that had won the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship in Zurich the previous year. MVP Gamova said at the time, “We are the champions of Europe and we want to try to become the champions of the world.” However, Dinamo Kazan have had a busy build-up to the big championship. Coach Rishat Gilyazutdinov’s players qualified for the final of the Russian championship with three victories against semi-final opponents Dynamo Krasnodar on May 1.
The team, which is led by Gamova and USA’s Jordan Quinn Larson-Burbach, arrives at the championship in top form and is looking to become the eighth club to go down in the role of honour.
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship has had seven different winners from four different countries. Brazil has been represented on the winner’s podium three times, Turkey twice, while Azerbaijan and Italy have had clubs climb onto the top step of the podium once. Brazil – the Olympic champions – have two irons in the fire in Zurich with SESI-SP having just as good a chance of winning as Molico Osasco.
SESI-SP won 3-0 against Molico Osasco in the final of the South American championship in February. SESI-SP also triumphed en route to the final of the Brazilian championship, where they lost 3-1 to Unilever Volei. SESI-SP captain Fabiana Claudino still feels they have a good chance. “We have all worked very hard in recent months and are optimistic,” she said.
The same obviously goes for the hosts, who recently confirmed their status as the best Swiss women’s volleyball team, winning its ninth national title in 10 years. Volero Zurich is undefeated in 78 matches in Switzerland, with their last loss more than two years ago in January 2012 in Neuchâtel. The team came fourth at the 2013 FIVB Women’s Club World Championships. And with Mira Golubovic captaining a host of international stars it has its sights set on a podium win this time round.
FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° emphasised the importance of the FIVB Club World Championships, which is set to begin on Tuesday with the best men’s club teams in the world meeting in Belo Horizonte to play for the title. “There is a different dynamic to club volleyball, which is not a surprise given that each team brings together players from various cultures and backgrounds. Each player knows that they have to work with their team-mates, regardless of their individual style and technique, to attain the best possible result for the team as a whole,” said Graça.
“With that work ethic, it is not surprising that the Club World Championships have launched the careers of many athletes who have used this level of competition to hone their skills and techniques, which also translate well to their national team endeavours. The FIVB has the perfect recipe to encourage the development and growth of clubs right around the world.”
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