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Busy volleyball summer for Balkan countries

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The upcoming summer in the Balkans will be very exciting and busy organizing and playing Indoor and Beach Volleyball events.

Balkan countries are taking participation in Volleyball Nations League, as well as CEV Golden and Silver European Leagues.

In Volleyball Nations League (VNL) for men’s participate Bulgaria and Serbia, and in women’s competition participate Serbia, Bulgaria and Türkiye.

National teams of Türkiye, Romania, North Macedonia are playing in CEV Men Golden European League, while in women’s gender of same competition Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania are taking participation.

Montenegro and North Macedonia are competing in CEV Women Silver European League.

UNDER-AGE BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023:

Indoor events will be organized for U17 Balkan Championship in both genders, U19 Balkan Championship in both genders and U21 Women Balkan Championship, while in Beach volleyball events will participate Senior men’s and women’s teams and U22 and U20 for both genders.

U17W Balkan Championship will be played in Vrnjacka Banja in Serbia between 01-05 July 2023

Pool A: SRB-ROU-MDA-BUL

Pool B: TUR-MKD-MNE-GRE

U17M Balkan Championship will be played in Tirana in Albania between 05-09 July 2023

Pool A: ALB-TUR-SRB-MKD

Pool B: BUL-ROU-MNE

U19W Balkan Championship will be played in Bulgaria between 10-14 July 2023

Pool A: BUL-KOS-MNE

Pool B: SRB-TUR-ROU

U19M Balkan Championship will be played in Albania between 11-15 July 2023

Pool A: ALB-ROU-BIH

Pool B: TUR-MDA-KOS

Pool C: BUL-SRB-GRE

U21W Balkan Championship will be played in Gradiska in Bosnia & Herzegovina between 02-06 August 2023

Pool A: BIH-MNE-KOS

Pool B: SRB-ALB-TUR

Beach Volleyball Events

Senior M & W Beach Volleyball Balkan Tour will be played in Balikesir Türkiye between 23-25 June 2023.

U22 M & W Beach Volleyball Balkan Tour will be played in Stip in North Macedonia at the end of June/beginning of July 2023.

U20 M & W Beach Volleyball Balkan Tour to be organized in Albania between 25-27 August June 2023.

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Film to document bumpy road and unprecedented success of Team MKD ahead of historic EuroVolley on home soil

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Four years ago, it was the first participation, the first point, the first set, the first ranking point and eventually a first, historic victory at CEV EuroVolley. Ever since, Macedonian Volleyball has pushed the limits of their results on the court, and now it has an even more demanding task, which is to be a successful co-organiser of the upcoming continental championship in August and September. The honour is great, as well as the responsibility, because Skopje has never hosted a men’s senior event of this level. And that is a chance and an obligation at the same time for all actors and stakeholders to contribute to making the European Championship a memorable experience for all involved.

The long-time media partner of the Volleyball Federation, Macedonian Radio and Television (MRT) has decided to produce a documentary film about the successes that the national team has achieved in the past few years. Given the circumstances, the impression is undivided that the national team led by the charismatic and unique captain Nikola Gjorgiev, achieved enormous success by playing in two European Championships in a row. Now it will be three out of three since 2019 which is an amazing thing for the Macedonian volleyball family.

“Macedonian volleyball players did not have an easy road, but they never gave up on their dreams. They were persistent, they believed in themselves, they worked hard and we at Macedonian Radio and Television rejoice in their joy. We want to draw attention to their work, to create a permanent record of what they lived in the past few years, and thus to promote CEV EuroVolley 2023 in our own way.”
Toni Stojanovski
MRT sports commentator and screenwriter of the documentary

Team captain Nikola Gjorgiev being interviewed by the MRT crew

 

“We broadcast the home matches of the Macedonian team, and it will be the same at CEV EuroVolley 2023. We are constantly with the players, we also broadcast the previous two European Championships, so we have extensive archive material to create a good product. I hope that everyone will like it and that it will cause more motivation for the players to train and play, and for the spectators a desire to fill the Boris Trajkovski arena and support the Macedonian national team,” said the director, Toni Ristovski.

Working on the promotion of CEV EuroVolley 2023, the Macedonian volleyball family will also make a promotional video as an invitation for the spectators to come to Skopje, and Macedonian volleyball will get its own anthem, which should be a hallmark not only of this European Championship, but in general at every match in each category in which the Macedonian national team plays.

Aleksandar Ljaftov talking to the MRT crew for the production of the documentary due to promote this year’s EuroVolley

This means that the warm-up for CEV EuroVolley 2023 has already started, the two victories in the three games so far in the European Golden League have given even more energy for the team to complete their part of the job. By emphasising that this time the work is pure pleasure.

Source: CEV

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CEV President attends ground-breaking ceremony of National Volleyball Training Centre in Belgrade

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Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, Zoran Gajić, Minister of Sports, Ana Bjelica, team captain of the senior women’s national team, and Bogdan Tomašević, member of the Serbian pre-youth national team, have laid the foundation stone and ceremoniously opened the construction works for the National Volleyball Training Centre in Belgrade.

The ceremony was attended by Marko Blagojević, Minister of Public Investments, Aleksandar Šapić, Lord Mayor of Belgrade, Fabio Azevedo, FIVB General Director, Steve Tutton, FIVB Technical Director, Aleksandar Boričić, CEV President, Gyula Mester, President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, Ivan Knežević, Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, and members of the women’s senior and men’s pre-youth national teams of Serbia.

The delegation of the Ministry of Sports, led by Minister Zoran Gajić, included Marko Kešelj, State Secretary for Sports, Dejan Bojović, Special Advisor to the Minister of Sports, and Jovan Knežević, Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Sports.

Bojan Kekić, President of the Executive Board at Banka Poštanska Štedionica (Postal Savings Bank), led the delegation of the general sponsor of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, which included Nataša Marković, Brankica Tintor, and Aleksandar Čortan, all members of the Executive Board.

The delegation of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia consisted of Vesna Djurisic, Vice-President, Petar Bogunović, Vice-President, Dragutin Ćuk, Technical Director, Danilo Mrdja, Competition Director, Dusko Nikolic, President of the Association of Volleyball Coaches, and Goran Gradinski, President of the Association of Volleyball Referees.

The ceremony was attended also by Bozidar Maljkovic, President of the Serbian Olympic Committee, Djordje Visacki, Secretary General of the Serbian Olympic Committee, Zarko Zecevic, Vice-President of the Serbian Olympic Committee, Milutin Popović, President of the Volleyball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Frane Zanic, President of the Croatian Volleyball Federation, Valentina Bifflin, Secretary General of the Croatian Volleyball Federation, Dane Basta, Regional Secretary for Sports and Youth, Goran Marinkovic, Secretary General of the Sports Association of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, long-time Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, as well as delegates of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia General Assembly and representatives of Serbian volleyball clubs.

Zoran Gajić, Minister of Sports in the Serbian Government, announced that the completion of the construction works of the National Volleyball Training Centre is scheduled for May 2025.

This is what the National Volleyball Training Centre will be looking like once completed in May 2025

 

“I think this is a historic day for us, and a dream come true for all generations of volleyball players. Our teams will have optimal conditions to prepare well and hopefully win many more medals in the future. This is a big deal also for our federation, because we will get top-level infrastructure in one place. I want to thank our Government and the President of the Republic of Serbia who helped us in turning this idea into reality. This is a great motivation for all of us to bring even more energy into our work,” saidGyula Mester, President of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia.

“All members of the Serbian volleyball community are very happy today. This was a long-lasting dream for us, and now it is reality. New generations of players will have great conditions to prepare and work, but I need to point out that even before, when we did not have such ideal circumstances, we managed to achieve some great results. So, the management of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and coaches will have to work hard and change a lot of things to better the previous results. We know that you cannot do much better than to win the World Championship, but we must keep these excellent results coming,” stated CEV President Aleksandar Boričić.

“I want to thank everyone for having me here. For us this is a historic day. We are fighting for our athletes and their conditions all the time. This centre of excellence that the Serbian Government is constructing here, for Serbian athletes and for Volleyball in Serbia, this is remarkable, that is amazing. I am sure that this will be one of the greatest projects ever. CEV President Aleksandar Boričić, who has been involved in Volleyball for many decades, said to me that this is the dream of his generation. I agree and understand. This is the dream of athletes in Serbia coming true. I believe that the future is bright. I wish Serbia all the best and I am offering our partnership to contribute to this wonderful cause,” said Fabio Azevedo, FIVB General Director.

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School Project expands its reach in North Macedonia

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This past month, the Volleyball Federation of North Macedonia delivered volleyball lessons at two elementary schools, OU Kiro Gligorov and OU Hristijan Todorovski Karposh in the country’s capital, Skopje, as they continue to inspire youngsters to play the game with the help of the CEV School Project ‘Play Volleyball – Grow with it’. Some 20 young girls, aged seven to 11, joined in the classes.

The clinic was guided by Emilia Janicic, a professor of physical education and coach and Mirjana Stefanovska, also a coach. They introduced the kids to some key, basic elements such as passing the ball with fingers and reception, coordination exercises, and other drills.

A similar volleyball class was delivered in the city of Shtip on May 31 at the sports hall of the OU Dimitar Vlahov school under the guidance of Kristina Maneva, a volleyball coach who has been working with the younger age categories. The class was attended by more than 30 children, who performed exercises with a partner, such as passing the ball, and other basic elements in Volleyball. The project in the city of Shtip started not too long ago, but it is making excellent progress and raising much interest among the young population, which is especially rewarding and encouraging.

For the fast-approaching end of the school year, the Volleyball Federation of North Macedonia has made plans to organise a closing event to mark this year as a successful one.

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