{"id":48148,"date":"2019-09-22T09:52:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T09:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=48148"},"modified":"2019-09-22T09:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T09:52:54","slug":"fivb-president-and-ioc-president-discuss-volleyball-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/fivb-president-and-ioc-president-discuss-volleyball-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVB PRESIDENT AND IOC PRESIDENT DISCUSS VOLLEYBALL SUCCESS STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Lausanne, Switzerland, September 22, 2019 \u2013FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Gra\u00e7a F\u00b0 was invited by the IOC President, Dr. Thomas Bach, to meet over lunch to update him on the latest FIVB activities and discuss plans to enhance the FIVB\u2019s good governance and upcoming international events.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders addressed a number of other important topics on Friday including the preparations for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the development of volleyball and beach volleyball worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the meeting, the FIVB President said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honour to meet with the IOC President today and to learn from his great experience and expertise. I was also pleased to share with him what volleyball has achieved around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe discussed the status of the FIVB Nucleus Project which supports the\u00a0 the development of the sport globally. We started with 30 countries actively participating in our activities, and now we are proud to have 112 out of 222 National Federations engaged on a daily basis with the sport. That\u2019s a true development and we are working hard to move volleyball to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lausanne, Switzerland, September 22, 2019 \u2013FIVB President Dr. Ary S. 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