Six men’s national teams - Belgium, Egypt, Mexico, Tunisia, Ukraine, Qatar - that are benefitting from over 1.1 million CHF investment of FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme, are among the 24 teams competing at the ongoing FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifiers being played in Brazil, China and Japan.
The FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme seeks to help national teams reach their full potential and some of those who have applied for and received Volleyball Empowerment support are currently chasing their Olympic dreams with six tickets to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 up for grabs.
Ukraine defeated Iran 3-0
Ukraine, competing internationally under Memorandums of Understanding with the FIVB which have granted them CHF 420,000 to continue volleyball activities since 2022, recovered from a 3-0 (16-25,19-25,18-25) to Cuba on Sunday to register their first Pool A win over Iran on Monday. Ukraine defeated the recently crowned Asian Games champions and world number 11 Iran in straight sets 3-0 (25-19,25-22,25-17).
Fresh from winning the African Nations Championship last month, Egypt - whose coach support package for the men’s national team is worth CHF 144,000 - went down 3-0 to VNL silver medalists and NORCECA champions USA in their Pool B opening match on Saturday. However, Coach Flavio Gulinelli’s team bounced back on Sunday to stun hosts, VNL bronze medallists and Asian champions Japan 3-2 (14-25,10-25,25-23,25-23,15-13) in their second match.
Belgium lost narrowly to World number 1 Poland and defeated hosts China
Belgium, under the guidance of Italian coach Emanuele Zanini through FIVB’s CHF 90,000 Coach Support investment, had put up a spirited fight against world number 1 Poland on Saturday, losing narrowly 3-2 (25-23,20-25,16-25,25-21,15-17) to the VNL and EuroVolley 2023 champions before defeating hosts China 3-1 (25-18,22-25,25-19,25-17) in Xi’an on Sunday.
Record African champions Tunisia, led by Italian coach Antonio Giacobbe through Coach Support worth CHF 280,000, Qatar, coached by Camilo Soto, through Coach Support worth CHF 108,000, as well as Mexico, that have been supported with Coach Support worth CHF 72,000, are yet to celebrate their first wins at the tournament.
The world’s best 24 men’s national teams are vying for the coveted Paris 2024 slots, split into three pools. In each pool a single round-robin will be played over seven competition days, with the pool winners and the pool runners-up joining hosts France at the Olympic Games.
Source : fivb.com
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