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1 World Volley F É D É R A T I O N I N T E R N A T I O N A L E DE VOLLEYBALL Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President A s another busy year of Volleyball draws to a close, the month of November was no exception. The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup and the Men s Club World Championship were two key events which gripped the Volleyball world while the curtain came down on another successful SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball season in Thailand. It made me very proud to see the return of the FIVB Men s Club World Championship after 17 years. The week-long event in Doha proved to be a great success and the hosts the Qatar Volleyball Federation must be praised for the organizational skills. Congratulations to Trentino for keeping the Men s Club World Championship title in Italian hands again but now, having had a taste of such an enthralling title race, I m sure I represent all Volleyball fans when I look forward with great anticipation to further editions and the women s equivalent in the coming years. Meanwhile, the World Grand Champions Cup was another great illustration of the high quality of Volleyball we have across our confederations. Both the women s and men s editions were terrific examples of what intercontinental Volleyball is all about and all teams must be congratulated for not only having qualified for this illustrious tournament, but for also having performed so much in the spirit of the game throughout. Of course, Beach Volleyball is also testament to all the great qualities of our beloved sport and the last two SWATCH FIVB World Tour events of the year in Sanya, China and Phuket, Thailand didn t disappoint as the universality of Volleyball was again, to the fore. Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President Official Bulletin No.46 December 2009 Edition in English News Italy and Brazil top FIVB World Grand Grand champions all round Champions Cup podium World champions Brazil successfully defended their FIVB Men s World Grand Champions Cup title while Italy claimed the honours in the women s competition as the fifth edition of the quadrennial event was held in Japan during the month of November, with packed stadiums and an international television audience including millions worldwide providing an unforgettable atmosphere and unrivalled passion both on and off the court. Both teams progressed through their respective week-long tournaments unbeaten with Brazil, the world number one, clinching key victories over Cuba and Japan while the Italian women were deserved cham- FIVB Executive Committee meets in Japan The FIVB Executive Committee unanimously approved a proposal to introduce a new FIVB development funding project where national federations can propose through Confederations, development projects to be funded by the governing body of Volleyball, during a one-day meeting in Tokyo s Akasaka Grand Prince Hotel on November 25. The FIVB Development Fund proposal, which will now be put forward to the FIVB Board of Administration for approval when it sits in April, 2010, aims to provide increased and improved support to national federations through the FIVB Confederations. The goal of the project is to upgrade the levels of performance of national federations by motivating them to prepare programmes at the grass root level that can become eligible for funding, with development of youth teams for competitions in mind. The development and health of the players and federations is the FIVB s priority, FIVB President Mr Jizhong Wei said. pions at their first attempt after impressive victories over Brazil and the hosts over the final two days. Continues page 3 MVP Simona Gioli spikes for Italy against Japan as the 2007 World Cup champions won their first FIVB Women s World Grand Champions Cup title In this Issue FIVB Editorial Volleyball Italy and Brazil top FIVB World Grand Champions Cup podium FIVB Executive Committee meets in Japan Women s WCH Drawing of Lots held in Tokyo FIVB Men s Club World Championship Beach Volleyball Sanya Open Results Americans Kessy & Ross successfully defend Phuket Thailand Open title FIVB represented at key sports congress Technical & Development Volleyball Cooperation Programme completed in Mozambique Beach Volleyball seminar in Barbados Young players gather in Asmara FeVA gains full official support to create FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Centre in Argentina

2 Volleyball This new proposal from the Development Commission reflects this perfectly and will guarantee that the FIVB and all its members grow stronger together. The Executive Committee meeting took place following a very successful FIVB World Grand Champions Cup and one day after the Drawing of Lots for the 2010 FIVB Women s Volleyball World Championships, both held in Japan. Mr. Wei opened the meeting by praising the Japanese Volleyball Association for hosting successfully the two FIVB events and also congratulated the EC member from Nigeria Mr Habu Ahmed Gumel for his recent election as an IOC member representing Africa. Mr Gumel joins Mrs Rita Subowo (INA) as the two FIVB members with IOC membership. President Wei went on to explain that the objective of the FIVB is to increase the assistance to national federations in category I and II in order to give them the possibility to organize their competitions and administration. Other key points included giving FIVB Beach Volleyball universality by changing the Olympic qualification system, introducing a finance system reform, strengthening budget control and finance procedure, and improving international relations with the IOC and other sports organizations. The FIVB Executive Committee in Tokyo FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz gave members an update on the 2010 World Congress which will be held from September 9-10 in the Italian capital of Rome and also reported an outstanding increase in marketing and TV rights dating back to 2007 of more than 300%, while the FIVB competitions World League, World Grand Prix and Beach Volleyball World Tour all obtained a surplus. In accordance with the new FIVB objectives, these additional revenues will be redirected into Volleyball with the FIVB Development Fund recognized as being one obvious channel. Meanwhile, the FIVB 2nd Executive Vice-President Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris reported that the FIVB Club World Championships 2009 were extremely successful, pointing to the excellent organization of the host federation Qatar, the host broadcasters Al Jazeera and the passionate fans who attended, while another key proposal which will be put to the FIVB Board of Administration was - any player who participates in a non-fivb event will have his/her membership withdrawn. WOMEN FIVB Women s World Championship Japan 2010 Great cultural experience as Drawing of Lots are held in Tokyo FIVB Women s World Grand Champions Cup winners Italy were drawn to meet Olympic champions Brazil and the Netherlands while world champions Russia will take on China, Korea and the Dominican Republic after the Drawing of Lots of the FIVB Women s Volleyball World Championships Japan 2010 were completed in the Akasaka Grand Prince Hotel on November 24 in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 24 countries were drawn across four pools for the final round of the 16th edition of the FIVB Women s World Championships, which will be held in six venues across five Japanese cities (Tokyo, Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Matsumoto and Osaka) from October 29-November 14, A great afternoon of cultural entertainment, which was broadcast live on TBS, involved many major figures in the world of Volleyball including the FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei, the President of the FIVB Sports Events Council and FIVB 2nd Executive Vice- President Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris, FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz and the FIVB Executive Committee members. Today in Tokyo we take a very important and necessary step on the road towards the 2010 FIVB Women s World Championship in Japan, President Wei said. On behalf of the FIVB I would like to pass on Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Japan (7) Brazil (1) United States (2) China (3) Serbia (8) Italy (5) Cuba (5) Russia (4) Poland (9) Netherlands (10) Germany (11) Korea (12) Peru (16) Kenya (15) Kazakhstan (13) Dom Republic (14) Algeria (19) Puerto Rico (18) Thailand (17) Turkey (20) Costa Rica (30) Czech Republic (36) Croatia (39) Canada (23) * World rankings are in brackets The Miss Japan Kimono (centre) - Matsumoto Ran was part of the official draw for the FIVB Women s World Championships Japan 2010 my gratitude to the JVA and also to the host broadcaster TBS for their generous and expert support for this event. I would also like to recognise the federations and athletes who have played such a key role in the 2010 FIVB Women s World Championship so far. My congratulations goes to the athletes of, not only the 24 teams who will participate in the world championships next year, but also to all the athletes who were part of this ground breaking tournament at one stage or another. 2

3 MEN & WOMEN FIVB World Grand Champions Cup Italy and Brazil victorious Brazil claimed their third FIVB Men s World Grand Champions Cup title in five attempts amongst jubilant scenes in Nagoya s Nippongaishi Hall after beating hosts Japan in the final match of the week-long tournament. A full house gave Brazil the perfect reception after the world number one finished the tournament unbeaten with five wins from five, with Cuba, four wins and one defeat, and Japan, three wins and two defeats, claiming silver and bronze medals respectively. The FIVB Men s World Grand Champions Cup 2009 win follows Brazil s earlier triumphs in 2005 and 1997 and adds another FIVB tournament to an impressive trophy collection, which includes the 2009 World League, 2007 World Cup and the 2006 World Championship titles. Cuba s silver medal was their Brazil captain Giba lifts the 2009 FIVB Men s World Grand Champions Cup after receiving it from the FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei second-best finish in the tournament after a title triumph in 2001 while Japan recorded their best result in the tournament, which features the continental champions and a wild card entry, by claiming their first medal in an FIVB event for 32 years, since taking silver at the 1977 World Cup. Meanwhile, world number five Italy conceded only three sets on their way to the FIVB Women s World Grand Champions Cup title and completed the 2009 edition unbeaten with a fourset victory over hosts Japan in the final game of the tournament in Fukuoka. The victory for the 2007 World Cup champions in the Marine Messe completes a stellar year for the l Azzurri after they had already won the Mediterranean Games and the European Championships, while Olympic champions Brazil finished second and the Dominican Republic recorded their best ever result in an FIVB tournament with a bronze medal in their debut appearance in the FIVB Women s World Grand Champions Cup. WOMEN - November Italy Brazil Dominican Rep. Japan Korea Thailand MEN - November Brazil Cuba Japan Poland Iran Egypt FIVB Men s Club World Championship Volleyball Doha, Qatar November 3-8, 2009 Trentino BetClic claim Club World Championship honours Trentino BetClic of Italy kept the name of the world club kings purely Italian for the fifth time in a row after they overwhelmed PGE Skra Belchatow 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-19) in the final of the FIVB 2009 Men s Club World Championship in the Aspire Zone Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar on November 8. Belchatow became the first Polish club to stand on the podium of this prestigious championship, which was held for the first time in 17 years, gaining the silver medal. Russia returned back to the podium after 20 years - when CSKA Moscow gained the silver in following Zenit Kazan s bronze medal victory over Paykan of Iran 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-16). The Italian team received their gold medals in presence of the FIVB 2nd Executive Vice President Theofanis Tsiokris and FIVB Vice President Dr. Ar Elwani as well as FIVB Board members Shanrit Wongprasert and Abdelhadi Ghzali. In the past four editions an Italian club has triumphed. Maxicono Parma won the crown in 1989; Massaggero Ravenna in 1991, and Mediolanum Milano in 1990 and Final Standings 1 Trentino BetClic (ITA) 2 PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 3 Zenit Kazan (RUS) 4 Paykan (IRI) 5 Awards Al Arabi (QAT), Cimed (BRA), Plataneros of Corozal (PUR), Zamalek (EGY) World No 1 Brazil completed an incredible week by claiming their third FIVB Men s World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya s Nippongaishi Hall MVP Best scorer Best spiker Best Server Best Blocker Best setter Best Libero Matey Kaziyski (Trentino BetClic) Bartosz Kurek (PGE Skra Belchatow) Matey Kaziyski (Trentino BetClic) Osmany Juantorena (Trentino BetClic) Marcin Mozdzonek (PGE Skra Belchatow) Raphael Olivera (Trentino BetClic) Alexey Verbov (Zenit Kazan) 3

4 Beach Volleyball MEN & WOMEN SWATCH FIVB World Tour - China Kuhn & Zumkehr net first Swiss women s gold as Nummerdor & Schuil triumph in men s draw Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr entered the SWATCH FIVB World Tour records book on November 1 as the first women s team from Switzerland to win an international open Beach Volleyball gold medal after upsetting reigning world champions Jen Kessy and April Ross of the United States in the finals of the US$380,000 Sanya Open presented by Olympic Bay. Seeded 11th in the second annual Sanya Open, world No 15 Kuhn and Zumkehr scored a 17-21, and win over the top-seeded and world No. 3 Kessy and Ross in the 60-minute finale before an overflowing crowd on the Sanya Bay centre court. The Swiss shared the $30,000 first-place prize. This is unbelievable, said the 29-year Kuhn, who was named the SWATCH most outstanding player for the Sanya Open. No one expected us to win and we had no expectations to win since we were the underdogs. We played very well in a relaxed manner as all the pressure was on the American world champions. In becoming the first women s team from Switzerland to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match in the 18-year history of the international circuit, Kuhn was competing in her fifth SWATCH final four and her first since Zumkehr s previous best SWATCH placement was a seventh in 2008 in Marseille, France. Switzerland s Nadine Zumhekr at full stretch Meanwhile, in the men s draw, Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of the Netherlands rebounded from a secondround defeat to win their next seven matches to capture the title after defeating Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu of China. With their and win in 35 minutes over the ninth-seeded Wu and Xu, the top-seeded Nummerdor and Schuil shared the $30,000 first-place prize. Wu and Xu, who were competing in their sixth SWATCH FIVB World Tour, split $21,000 for second-place in their first international event together since their ninth-place finish at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We are very pleased with our finish to the season, said the 36-year old Schuil, who was named the SWATCH most outstanding player for the Sanya Open. Our goal was to play our best Beach Volleyball at the end of the season since I was getting married in June and did not really start practicing hard until after my honeymoon. Thankfully, we played our best match of the tournament today against a very good team. The final was the 10th-time the two teams have met on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with Wu and Xu still holding a 6-4 edge in the contests. Women s gold medal winners Simone Kuhn (right) and Nadine Zumhekr of Switzerland After placing ninth, seventh, ninth and 17th in their first four events this season, Richard Schuil (left) and Reinder Nummerdor finished fourth or higher in their next six of seven to rank as the No. 4 team on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour October 27-November 1 - Women s Open Sanya, China - Podium Finish GOLD 1 Kuhn / Zumkehr SUI SILVER Ross / Kessy USA 2 3 BRONZE Akers / Turner USA October Men s Open Sanya, China - Podium Finish GOLD 1 Nummerdor / Schuil NED SILVER Wu / Xu CHN 2 3 BRONZE Herrera / Gavira ESP 4

5 WOMEN SWATCH FIVB World Tour - Thailand Americans Kessy & Ross successfully defend Phuket Thailand Open title Jen Kessy and April Ross rebounded from a disappointing gold medal setback in China to capture their secondstraight title on Karon Beach Phuket, Thailand on November 8 by claiming the top spot on the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT podium by defeating American compatriots Angie Akers and Tyra Turner in the finals. Beach Volleyball The top-seeded Kessy and Ross finished their four days of Karon Beach competition with six-straight wins with the final result being a and victory in 37 minutes over the second-seeded Akers and Turner, who were competing in their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match. The match was the seventh FIVB meeting between the two teams with Kessy and Ross victorious each time. The winner s podium with plenty of smiles and celebration An impressive setting for the Phuket Thailand Open In winning their sixth SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal since forming their partnership in 2007, Kessy and Ross shared the $30,000 first-place prize. One of Kessy and Ross three international titles this season was achieved at the start of July in Norway where the Americans captured the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships on the Stavanger dock side courts. With Akers competing in her first SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal match, she and Turner split the $21,000 second-place prize. Turner was competing in her second Phuket Thailand Open title match as she and Branagh dropped the 2008 gold medal match to Kessy and Ross 18-21, and in 63 minutes. Turner and Rachel Wacholder placed fifth in the 2007 Karon Beach event where Kessy and Ross finished ninth. In the bronze medal match, 22nd-seeded Maria Bratkova and Evgenia Ukolova captured Russia s first-ever women s podium placement on the women s Vanuatu s Linline Matauata spikes with team mate Joyce Joshua looking on as Yobeth Kapasiang from Indonesia attempts to block FIVB represented at key sports congress Mr Angelo Squeo with Usain Bolt FIVB Beach Volleyball Director Mr. Angelo Squeo was one of the key presenters at the World Sports Congress 09 (WSC09) which was held in Mexico City from November The event, which also included world and Olympic 100m & 200m champion Usain Bolt, International Olympic Committee Executive Member Ms Anita DeFrantz, Mr. Manuel López Quero, A.D.O director from Spain and Mr. Chris Parsons former vice president of NFL International among other great speakers, was qualified as a success as the only event of its class in Latin America. The 1,100 attendees to the WSC09 had the chance to learn from the best. On this occasion the FIVB has made a presentation demonstrating with facts & feats the positive results of the FIVB Beach Volleyball properties such as the SWATCH FIVB World Championships and the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, which are among the fastest growing sport properties over the last decade. The FIVB also provided valuable data on TV distribution, the return of investment for the hosting cities and introduced the new conceived FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup. The goal of the FIVB is to introduce again a major event in one of the most attractive resorts in Mexico (and in other countries in Latin America) outside the busy northern hemisphere summer period of the Beach Volleyball calendar. SWATCH FIVB World Tour by posting a 15-21, and 15-9 win in 53 minutes over 17th-seeded Lauren Fendrick and Ashley Ivy of the United States. The Bratkova and Ukolova win denied the Americans a podium sweep for the third-time in the 18-year history of the international Beach Volleyball circuit. The Phuket Thailand Open brought to a close the SWATCH FIVB World Tour for 2009 with the last men s event having been completed a week earlier in China. November Women s Open Phuket, Thailand - Podium Finish GOLD 1 Ross / Kessy USA SILVER Akers / Turner USA 2 3 BRONZE Bratkova / Ukolova RUS 5

6 Technical & Development Volleyball Cooperation Programme completed in Mozambique The 41st FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme (VCP) course of the year was successfully concluded in Maputo, Mozambique on November 3. The five-day course, which was run by FIVB instructor Mr Yaniv Noyman of Israel, gave both A total of 37 people participated in the FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme (VCP) course in Maputo The Development Centre in Barbados staged its last FIVB programme this year with a Beach Volleyball seminar in Bridgetown in early November. The course was conducted by the Brazilian instrucpractical and theory lessons in Beach Volleyball to a total of 37 participants. In addition, the latest trends in the sport were explained in detail. Present at the event was Mr Antonio Camilo Antao, President of the Mozambique Volleyball Federation and FIVB Sports Events Council member. The Mozambique Volleyball Federation has already hosted one of the qualifying events for the FIVB 2010 Women s World Championship this year. It is currently preparing to organize the All African Games, which are to take place in the country in FeVA gains full official support to create FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Centre in Argentina The Argentina Volleyball Federation received a major development boost on November 11 with the official signing of an agreement with the National Sports Ministry and the Argentina Olympic Committee to launch a FIVB Regional Volleyball Development Centre, which will not only develop Volleyball in Argentina but also in a number of other South American countries. Beach Volleyball seminar in Barbados Young players gather in Asmara Asmara, the city once called Piccola Roma, was the venue for a very unusual Volleyball Cooperation Programme Young Players Course at the beginning of November. Remarkably, more women than men - 13 young women and 10 young men - took part in the course, which is against the usual trend. The national federation, under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports and FIVB Technical Courses and Seminars Calendar - December 09 Country Type tor Mrs. Magda Falcao, a well know coach in Beach Volleyball. The course attracted participants from the five neighbouring islands. Beach Volleyball is still an up and coming discipline in Barbados and many opportunities exist for further growth. The Development Centre in Barbados has a permanent director position which is occupied by Mr. Dan Girleanu, who now has the responsibility of finding new talent and running the centre. The latest development news from Barbados states that the Federation is now running a programme to identify young talented athletes throughout the island. the National Olympic Committee, worked closely with the instructor, Dr. Tahar Boukef from Tunisia to optimize the conditions for the course. The Federation s Vice-President, Mr. Abrahem, supported Dr. Boukef by giving a lesson on the rules of the game. The FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme Young Players Course gives everyone a chance to participate Dates From Mozambique Coaches Level I November 19 December 2 14 Colombia Coaches Level I December 1 December Paraguay Coaches Level I December 1 December FIVB Volleyball Cooperation Programme Calendar - December 09 Country Type Dates From To Days Central African Republic VCP Young Players December 1 December 5 5 Palestine VCP Coaches December 5 December 12 8 Mauritius VCP Teachers December 7 December 11 5 Bhutan VCP Teachers December 25 December 29 5 To Days National Sport s Secretary Mr. Claudio Morresi, Sport Under-Secretary Mr. Marcelo Chames, FeVA President Arq. Alejandro Bolgeri, Director of the Argentine Centre Lic. Gabriel Salvia and FeVA Manager Mr. Rubén Safenreiter all participated in the signing ceremony. Official Bulletin of the FIVB FIVB founded in 1947 President: Mr. Jizhong Wei Château Les Tourelles Chemin Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 CH-1006 Lausanne Tel: Fax: Web Site: press@fivb.org Editor: Communication Department Printed in Switzerland No.46 December

7 QuickSets Volleyball family mourns Omongole (nine female and six male) with representatives of almost all states of the country, achieving a new record for the tournament. Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductees 2009 News & Calendar FIVB welcomes international sports federations The FIVB and the CAVB are in mourning following the passing of FIVB Legal Commission member, CAVB Vice-President and former Uganda Volleyball Federation President Tom Aisu Omongole on November 27 following a long illness. Mr Omongole was elected as a member of the FIVB Legal Commission member in 2006 and was the Uganda Volleyball Federation President from International team sports federations meet at FIVB to combat H1N1 A special operational H1N1 virus meeting for International Team Sports Federations (ITSF) took place on November 1 at the FIVB headquarters. The meeting brought together representatives from the International Federations of Volleyball (FIVB), Basketball (FIBA), Swimming (FINA), Football (FIFA), Baseball (IBAF), Handball (IHF) and Ice Hockey (IIHF), as well as the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC). Record numbers at Brazil Master Volleyball Championship The sixth edition of the Brazilian Master Volleyball Championship, which ran from November 11-15, reunited more than 1,000 athletes aged between 30 and 83 years, distributed across 116 teams and 15 categories The Volleyball Hall of Fame inducted six international Volleyball greats - Ana Beatriz Moser of Brazil, Ivan Bugajenkov of Latvia and who played for Russia, Nikolai Karpol of Russia, the late Paul Libaud of France, Holly McPeak of the United States and Siegfried Schneider of Germany - into its hallowed shrine during a ceremony held on October 30 at Holyoke, Massachusetts, the sport s birthplace, which was attended by FIVB Executive Vice-President Mrs. Marta Centeno De Sajche of Guatemala. The 24th class saw Libaud selected as an administrator, Karpol honoured in the coach category and the four remaining individuals selected as players. Overall, the Volleyball Hall of Fame now has 94 members with 17 countries represented. Former Portuguese Volleyball star passes away The Portuguese Volleyball Federation mourns the death of Ana Cristina Carmo Sarmento Vieira Pereira one of the most outstanding Volleyball and Beach Vollleyball players for Portugal, who passed away on October 30 after a long illness. She was 41. As a Volleyball player, she captained the Portuguese national team and won 11 national titles. In Beach Volleyball Ana Cristina Pereira partnered with Maria José Schuller to notch six National Championships. She finished in ninth place at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and her best finish on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour was a fourth place finish at the Dalian Open in China that same year. The FIVB was proud to host the annual international sports federations executive meeting organised by the Canton de Vaud and the City of Lausanne in the Château Les Tourelles on November 18 with more than 80 people visiting the home of the International Volleyball Federation. With FIVB President Mr. Jizhong Wei attending the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan, the FIVB was represented by Executive Vice-President and IOC member Mrs Rita Subowo, who welcomed all the federation executives including the head of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports Mr. Ueli Maurer and the IOC President Mr. Jacques Rogge. FIVB and NORCECA saddened by the death of Antonio Perdomo The FIVB and the NORCECA Confederation are deeply saddened by the death of former Cuba Volleyball coach Antonio Perdomo, who passed away on November 9 in Havana after suffering a heart attack. He was 66. Perdomo last coached the Cuba women s national team to fourth place in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, losing to hosts China in the match for the bronze medal. During his coaching career he was part of the technical staff for the gold medallist teams in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in Barcelona and Atlanta, and three World Championship and four World Cup titles as well as seven gold medals in both the Pan American, Central American and Caribbean Games. 7

8 Equipment FIVB Homologated sports material & equipment 2009 FIVB EXCLUSIVE APPROVED VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA MVA 200 / MVP 200 (colour, synthetic leather) Exclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2012 FIVB APPROVED VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA MVA 300 / MVP 200NC MOLTEN IV5XC (MTV5SLIT) GALA BV 5091S QUINGDAO-SYNSHEEN Star VB (colour, synthetic leather) (colour, synthetic leather) (colour, synthetic leather) (colour, synthetic leather) FIVB INSPECTED VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA SV-2 School MIKASA VP500 Park Volley MIKASA SKV5 Kids Volleyball BEACH VOLLEYBALL BALLS MIKASA VLS 200 (colour) Beach Exclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2008 MOLTEN BV5000 (colour) Beach CAMBUCI Penalty Beach Volley Pro HOMOLOGATED POSTS, PADS, ANTENNAE, NETS, REFEREES CHAIRS SENOH Posts, pads, nets with antennae & referees chairs are exclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2012 SHOES AND UNIFORMS ADIDAS ASICS CHAMPION DACAPO DESCENTE ERREA GRANDSPORT MIKASA International Referees supplier for Volleyball MIZUNO NIKE OLYMPIKUS VB RAGS FIVB APPROVED SYNTHETIC SPORTS FLOORS GERFLOR TARAFLEX Exclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2012 Taraflex Sport M Plus (7 mm thickness colour Teal 6431 and Coral 6146) over wood sub floors or synthetic sub floors Taraflex Sport Performance Plus (9 mm thickness same colours as above) over concrete sub floors MONDO MONDOFLEX Blue Laguna H23 + Rose Flamingo H41 FIVB RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC SPORTS FLOORS GERFLOR TARAFLEX TARAFLEX Sport M Plus (7 mm thickness colour Teal 6431 and Coral 6146) MONDO MONDOSPORT HP-E PVC indoor floor Blue Laguna H23 + Rose Flamingo H41 DESCOL PULASTIC Elite, Pro and Classic National Federations are requested to select material from the list of the FIVB approved sports material 8