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Volleyball history:
National Team entry forms for the
2010 FIVB World Championships’ 1st,
2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round
tournaments
are now available here on the
official FIVB website. The forms
must be completed and returned no
later than May 1, 2008.
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Italy plays Serbia for the bronze medal in 2006. The 2010 World Championships are going to start in September
Lausanne, May 13, 2008 - The FIVB Board of Administration agreed on the final date for National Teams wanting to register for the 2010 FIVB World Championships and the start of the Preliminary Rounds at an extraordinary meeting in Lausanne on Monday. The closing date for registration for the tournament has been set at June 30, 2008. The Drawing of Lots is scheduled for September 2008 and the start of the World Championships’ Preliminary Rounds will take place immediately after this.
The FIVB Board of Administration convenes at an extraordinary meeting in Lausanne on Monday
Lausanne, May 12, 2008 – The FIVB Board of Administration held an extraordinary meeting in Lausanne on Monday at which a historical decision was reached regarding International Transfer Certificates (ITCs) that is set to regulate Volleyball Clubs’ activities throughout the world. “We raised the problem last November,” said FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta, “and the Board of Administration in March started to discuss the problem of local players who don’t have the possibility to play in their countries’ championship. Today the Board agreed on a historical decision for the Volleyball Family." More
Christoph Dieckmann (left) of Germany and Emanuel Rego (right) of Brazil join American gold medal winners Jake Gibb (second from left) and Sean Rosenthal in spraying champagne at the conclusion of the Prague 2008 Open medal ceremony Sunday
Prague, Czech Republic, May 11, 2008 - The Prague 2008 Open was a week full of Beach Volleyball revenge for Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal as the Americans won all six of their SWATCH FIVB World Tour matches highlighted by Sunday afternoon's gold medal victory over Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann of Germany. In completing their requirement of eight SWATCH FIVB World Tour to gain consideration for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the 13th-seeded Gibb and Rosenthal won their second international Beach Volleyball title together here Sunday at the US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open by scoring a 21-13 and 23-21 in 47 minutes over the 11th-seeded Brink and Dieckmann.
The FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta talks during the Sports Management Seminar on Saturday
Lausanne, May 10, 2008 - The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the world’s governing body for Volleyball, hosted a well-received sports management seminar on Saturday. FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta led the speakers with an absorbing presentation on “The manager as official, leader, coordinator and communicator” that drew appreciative applause from the audience of more than 200 people at the Olympic Museum. More
The Federal Councillor Mr. Samuel Schmid, the FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta and Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee
Lausanne, May 9, 2008 – The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and special guests from around the world joined together in celebrating the grandest of occasions on Friday evening in Lausanne with the Opening Ceremony of “Château Les Tourelles,” heralding a new home and new beginning for Volleyball’s world governing body. “The FIVB is proud to receive you with open arms and with joy we extend you a warm welcome to our new premises,” FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta said to the assembled guests. “This place must be much more than an administrative centre: it must be a place with life and it must have a soul.” More
