{"id":146795,"date":"2026-01-26T09:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=146795"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:40:58","slug":"avc-president-suzara-attends-olympic-council-of-asia-general-assembly-in-tashkent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/avc-president-suzara-attends-olympic-council-of-asia-general-assembly-in-tashkent\/","title":{"rendered":"AVC President Suzara Attends Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in Tashkent"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"646\"><em data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"319\">Tashkent, Uzbekistan<\/em> \u2014 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ramon Suzara<\/span><\/span> attended the 46th General Assembly of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Olympic Council of Asia<\/span><\/span> (OCA), joining leaders of Asian sport in a landmark gathering that brought together representatives of Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"896\">Held on January 26, 2026, in Tashkent, the General Assembly was also attended by H.E. <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shavkat Mirziyoyev<\/span><\/span>, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, underscoring the significance of the event within the Asian sporting movement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1190\">President Suzara participated in the assembly in his capacity as AVC President and as a member of the OCA IF\/AF Relations Committee, reaffirming the AVC\u2019s continued commitment to close cooperation with the Olympic Council of Asia and its active role within the broader Asian sports community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1478\">A central highlight of the General Assembly was the election of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani<\/span><\/span> of Qatar as the new OCA President. 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