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PRESS RELEASE 22/10/2009


Wei attends meeting of Pan American Union

ANTIGUA, Guatemala, October 22, 2009 – The Volleyball Pan American Union held its annual assembly here chaired by Dr. Ary Graça of Brazil and with the presence of Mr. Jizhong Wei, President of FIVB.

During the meeting, Mr. Graça presented a report covering the activities of the new institution held during the current year and he praised the support he received from Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, Vice President of the Union.

Mr. Graça also praised the new policy of FIVB regarding the relationship with the Olympic family and the rest of the international federations.

Mr. Wei remarked the importance the athletes have for FIVB and also the importance of the Continental Confederations.

“Without athletes we have no coaches, no teams and no federations,” said Mr. Wei while adressing the assembly. “And the Continental Confederations are now receiving a double financial allocation from FIVB than the year before and I will present a proposal to FIVB Board of Administration to increase that allocation for next year.”

Besides Mr. Graça and Mr. Marte, members of the Executibe Committee of the Pan American Union present in the assembly were Dr. Rafael Lloreda and Mrs. Judith Rodriguez.
 

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