The 39th FIVB World Congress elected Fabio Azevedo unanimously by acclamation as the new President of the FIVB, thereby marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the global volleyball community.
Balkan Volleyball Association will have their people in main FIVB management body – Lubomir Ganev, president of Volleyball Federation Bulgaria and Djula Mester, president of Volleyball Federation Serbia are elected to FIVB Board of Administration.
Lubomir Ganev
With resounding support from international delegates, Fabio Azevedo will lead the organisation for the next eight years, building on the impressive progress achieved under his predecessor, Dr Ary S. Graça F°.
Djula Mester and Ivan Knezevic
Ahead of the elections, Fabio Azevedo shared his Strategic Vision 2024-2032, pledging to lead Volleyball into its next phase by further elevating the sport’s professional standards, expanding its reach to both practitioners and fans worldwide, and aiming to double the current 800-million-strong global fanbase. This will be driven by enhanced engagement initiatives and the empowerment of the Global Volleyball Movement.
“I am honoured, humbled and grateful to be elected to serve the Global Volleyball Movement for the next eight years. Over the past 12 years, Volleyball has experienced remarkable growth, development and modernisation worldwide, and we have the opportunity to build on very strong foundations.”
Fabio Azevedo
FIVB President
“With the support of the international volleyball community, I am ready to guide the sport of Volleyball into the next phase through the Strategic Vision 2024-2032, which is led by the motto ‘Together as One’ and the key pillars of professionalism, integration, empowerment and mass participation,” Azevedo continued.
With a dynamic new leadership team at the helm, the FIVB is poised for a promising future as it continues to elevate Volleyball on the global stage.