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NEWLY formed Philippine National Volleyball Federation, Inc. (PNVFI) has been officially recognized by the sport’s international governing body.
On the final day of its world congress done online on Sunday, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) moved to accept the Ramon Suzara-headed PNVFI to its fold and make the latter Philippine volleyball’s legitimate representative.
A total of 155 national federations out of a possible 190 votes approved the FIVB’s recognition of the PNVFI.
Out of a possible 190 votes, three said no, 13 abstained and 20 said they did not receive the question.
Before recognizing the PNVFI, the FIVB asked its members to vote on the PNVFI’s election as Philippine volleyball’s representative in the federation held on Jan. 25 that was overseen by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).
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International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has elected 24 members and two gender-in-minority members who will join the governing body’s Board.
The officials were elected during the second day of the virtual FIVB World Congress today and will join FIVB President Ary Graça and the five Continental Confederation heads to form the new Board.
Asian Volleyball Confederation members to be elected included Australia’s Craig Carracher, China’s Cai Yi, Iran’s Mohammed Davarzani, Cook Islands’ Hugh Graham, Thailand’s Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai and Japan’s Kenji Shimaoka.
African Volleyball Confederation members included Nigeria’s Habu Ahmed Gumel, Ivory Coast’s Sanga Issouf Kone and Botswana’s Daniel Molaodi.
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MARCK Espejo was honored by Bahrain League volleyball club Bani Jamra in a farewell ceremony at the end of his contract.
The Filipino import starred for Bani Jamra, which won four of 13 matches and was sixth out of eight squads in the Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League first division.
In his final match of the season last week, Espejo helped Bani Jamra score a 25- 22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19 victory over A’ali.
Espejo joined the club on Nov. 5 and his contract ended on Saturday. The former Ateneo star returned to the Philippines on Sunday. Continue reading below ↓
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