FIVB and CEV Presidents meet the mayor of Tel Aviv and President of the Israel Volleyball Association

The FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° and the CEV President Aleksandar Boričić met the mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai and the President of the Israel Volleyball Association Rina Dor to discuss the development of volleyball and beach volleyball in the country.

During the meeting the leaders discussed the potential of volleyball and beach volleyball in Israel, as Tel Aviv hosted the pool of the EuroVolley Men 2023.

FIVB has been supporting the Israel Volleyball Association since 2019 as part of the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment and development programmes, with a total investment of CHF 90’000. Currently the FIVB is providing coaching support to Israel men’s and women’s beach volleyball national teams.

Following the meeting the FIVB President said:

“It was a pleasure to meet the President of the Israel Volleyball Association as well as the Mayor of Tel Aviv as the city hosted the matches of the EuroVolley 2023. The FIVB continues supporting the development of sport in the country with the beach volleyball coaching support programme. We see the potential for the teams to reach the podiums at the European as well as international tournaments.”