Volleyball latest: Japan hoping to put earthquake disaster behind them
Following the two-day meeting of Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) with the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) on Saturday, the exciting news has hit the block that two Japanese Cities Komaki and Tokyo will host the matches of upcoming 2011 FIVB
Grand Prix.
The women’s premier international competition will be held from August 5-28 and Japan has also earned the rights to host the preliminaries along with few other countries of the world. It clearly shows that Japan, the country which recently suffered from
a severe nature disaster, is coming back to life.
The FIVB formally announced the schedule of 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, last month. Chinese City Macau was already confirmed as the host of most influential Final Round of the tournament, while the venues for prelims were yet to be defined.
City of Komaki has been confirmed to host Week-2 matches. Teams from Serbia, USA and Dominican Republic will travel to Komaki in the second week. Likewise, Russia, Serbia, and home team of Japan will stay in Tokyo during the third and final weekend of preliminary
round.
The President of Japan Volleyball Association, Masao Tachiki expressed delight about the wonderful opportunity offered by the FIVB. He said it is a great moment for them that International Volleyball Federation has confirmed them to serve as the host of
FIVB Grand Prix. He called it an act of great encouragement for the JVA and assured best hospitality for the teams.
Meanwhile, the second executive vice-president of FIVB Theofanis Tsiokris commented and said, “Japan is a crucial host country for the World Grand Prix and we are pleased to be able to confirm two key venues for our premier annual volleyball event for women.
We have been reassured of the complete safety of the athletes and officials so we’re looking forward to having Japan play a key part in the World Grand Prix has they have done for many years.”
Besides the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, FIVB and JVA also discussed the prospects of other future events in Japan.
The FIVB Volleyball World is scheduled to be held in Japan during the months of November and December 2011. Both parties discussed the pros and cons of the upcoming international event. Nonetheless, there is general telling that Japan will maintain the international
standards and this event will be a huge success. Let’s see how it progresses ahead.
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