FIVB Executive Vice-President Mushtaque Mohammed inducted into Sports Hall of Fame in Trinidad and Tobago

FIVB Executive Vice-President Mushtaque Mohammed, the former Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation (TTVF) President and current President of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA), has been inducted into the First Citizens Sport Foundation Hall of Fame in Trinidad and Tobago.

The 60-year-old Mohammed was one of nine current or former national sports personalities to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2022 First Citizens Sports Foundation Awards ceremony which was held at MovieTowne, Port-of-Spain on Sunday with the theme Passing the Baton.

Mushtaque is also the President of the FIVB Development Commission, a key role in which he has assisted the FIVB in its mission to grow and develop volleyball and beach volleyball worldwide. He also serves as a Vice President of the North Central American and Caribbean Confederation of Volleyball (NORCECA).

Commenting on his induction into the Hall of Fame, Mushtaque said:

“This recognition is indeed a humbling and proud experience. When I started in administration it was never to get recognition but to assist the development of the sport, however, being recognised for your contributions is always a good feeling especially when it is from a national perspective.

“Induction into the Hall of Fame is a great recognition, and it means that my involvement is now etched into the history of sports in Trinidad and Tobago. I came from a very humble beginning playing sport in my village in Piparo and with the discipline, dedication and the pursuit of excellence, I was able to make this contribution to sport as a volunteer, serving selflessly at all levels to positively impact the youth and our society at large.”

A renowned sports administrator in Trinidad and Tobago, Mushtaque won the WITCO Sport Foundation Administrators Award as head of the TTVF in 1993.

Among his achievements include leading the Trinidad and Tobago senior women's national volleyball team's qualification to two major events for the first time in history, the FIVB Women's Grand Prix and World Championships, during his mandate as TTVF President. He was instrumental in TTVF’s implementation of a planning and development programme which commenced in 2009 and formed the pathway for Trinidad and Tobago to qualify for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Tokyo, Japan.

Mushtaque was also the pioneer and first president of the National Schools Volleyball Association, which was formed in September 1990, and assisted in the organising of tournaments in the schools and paved the way for the development of younger volleyball players to become national playersin Trinidad and Tobago.

As an official Mohammed has participated as supervisor of numerous multi-sports events such as FIVB World Championships, World Cups, three Olympic Games, Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, Pan American Games and NORCECA tournaments.