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Grand ceremony coming up in Belgrade to celebrate 100 years of Volleyball in Serbia

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The grand ceremony designed to celebrate 100 years of Volleyball in Serbia, hosted by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, will be held next Monday, November 25, at the Sava Centre Congressional Palace in Belgrade, from 8:00 pm with live coverage on Serbia’s national TV broadcaster RTS.

The ceremony will be attended by distinguished guests from Serbia and across the globe, members of the men’s and women’s national teams, winners of the most prestigious medals in the history of Serbian Volleyball. The arrival of Mr Fabio Azevedo, President of the FIVB, and Mr Roko Sikirić, President of the CEV, who will lead the delegations of the International Volleyball Federation and the European Volleyball Confederation, respectively, is also expected.

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Fabio Azevedo elected as new FIVB President

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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.

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Türkiye to host CEV EuroVolley 2026 Finals!

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Türkiye completes the ‘magic foursome’ of countries due to co-host the 2026 edition of CEV EuroVolley Women, thereby joining the likes of Czechia, Azerbaijan, and Sweden. The continental championship and ultimate Volleyball party will return to Türkiye with the ‘Sultans of the Net’ taking to the court as the reigning European champions following the historic triumph they secured in Brussels in early September of 2023.

In a repeat of what happened when the revamped competition format was introduced in 2019, Türkiye will be playing host to one pool in the group stage, half of the 8th Finals and quarterfinal matches plus the subsequent semis and medal matches. The actual host city/cities will be announced in due time. Back in 2019, Türkiye finished the tournament in second place after losing a dramatic gold medal match to Serbia in front of a sell-out crowd in Ankara.

“We are taking EuroVolley to Türkiye at a time when women’s Volleyball has never been as popular. With the home team due to defend their crown on home soil, fans will experience all the excitement and drama of elite Volleyball, and the event will for sure draw the attention of an astounding number of people across Europe and further beyond. We look forward to working with the Turkish Volleyball Federation, their national authorities and partners to deliver a memorable experience for all involved.”Roko Sikirić CEV President

“After the unforgettable event held in 2019, we are thrilled to once again be at the heart of European Volleyball as hosts. We are participating in the tournament as the defending European champions and we look forward to repeating our success on home soil with the passionate support of our fans,” says Turkish Volleyball Federation President, Mehmet Akif Üstündag. 

“As the reining European champions, we are once again the host of the European Championship. In 2026, the continental championship will be held in our beautiful country. We are looking forward to sharing our passion for Volleyball together with the whole country in our own home.” eda Erdam Team captain of turkiye

Apart from the teams representing the four host countries, another eight have already secured their participation in the event by virtue of their position in the final standing of the 2023 edition. These are Serbia, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Slovakia. Another 12 will join the continental elite of the sport after completion of the CEV EuroVolley 2026 qualifiers scheduled for the summer of 2025.

Since 2019, EuroVolley has featured as many as 24 teams in each gender and taken place across four host countries, thereby igniting a real Volleyball fever across Europe and providing players, fans and media alike with an experience to remember.

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Üstündağ and Santarelli receive International Mediterranean Excellence Award

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urkish Volleyball claimed a much-coveted accolade at the International Mediterranean Excellence Awards, which were held for the second time this year in Rome. Organised by the Mediterranean Journalists Association, the Italian Union of Sports Writers (USSI), the European Association of Sports Writers (AIPS) and the Artemisia Foundation, the prestigious ceremony took place at the historic Valentini Palace in Italy’s capital and brought together famous personalities from the worlds of business, art, and sport from across the Mediterranean.

Mehmet Akif Üstündağ, President of the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF), Daniele Santarelli, head coach of the women’s national team of Türkiye, the reigning European champions, and Pelin Çelik, team manager of the same team, all attended the ceremony.

Mr Üstündağ and Mr Santarelli were awarded the International Mediterranean Excellence Award in recognition of their status as shining stars on the international volleyball stage. The award crowned their contributions to peace, friendship and culture, as well as their great achievements in the sport.

In his speech at the ceremony, Mr Üstündağ said: “As President of the Turkish Volleyball Federation, I would like to thank everyone on behalf of all my stakeholders for considering me worthy of this important award. I have always attached great importance to the Turkish-Italian friendship. This award is a great source of pride for us.” 

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