The thirty ninth FIVB World Congress on Friday celebrated the exceptional progress made throughout FIVB President Dr Ary Graça’s 12-year mandate and the lasting legacy of innovation and alternative he has given the worldwide Volleyball Household.
Throughout Dr Ary Graça’s presidency, the world witnessed the worldwide transformation of volleyball. Though his time on the helm of the FIVB will conclude in Porto, Portugal, Dr Ary Graça will proceed to serve the game he loves because the chief of the lately launched FIVB Volleyball Basis.
In his closing presidential report back to the worldwide Volleyball Household in Porto, Dr Ary Graça mentioned: “It has been the best privilege of my life to serve you over the previous 12 years. Thanks for trusting me to information our Volleyball Household. It has been an honour that phrases can not specific!”
He added: “Volleyball will quickly enter a brand new chapter. It’s a vibrant future able to be written, a dream able to be fulfilled. So select to see the alternatives, not obstacles. Select to consider. And select to look ahead with hope, ambition and braveness!”
Throughout Dr Ary Graça’s presidency, the FIVB’s whole growth assist surged by a exceptional 442%, reflecting his clear imaginative and prescient to empower Nationwide Federations and make sure the cash from the game is reinvested again into the game. This dedication noticed the introduction of the groundbreaking FIVB Volleyball Empowerment and Growth programmes via which over USD 38 million has been invested into 1,169 initiatives throughout 201 international locations since 2017.
Amongst his landmark achievements embody the creation of Volleyball World in 2021, which has pushed even additional business development and visibility for the game. Between 2023 and 2024 alone, the organisation’s sponsorship offers skilled a 58% development. As well as, Volleyball TV, the OTT platform launched in 2018, lately surpassed 1.5 million members.
Pioneering improvements such because the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), created in 2018, and sports activities presentation throughout all main occasions, have taken the game to an entire new degree, whereas the introduction of applied sciences just like the Problem System have ensured equity on the courtroom whereas enhancing the spectator expertise.
In the meantime, transparency, credibility and good governance have been on the coronary heart of the FIVB’s transformation. These efforts have been recognised by the ASOIF Evaluation of Worldwide Federation Governance, with the FIVB having climbed 95 factors because the preliminary evaluation in 2016-2017. The creation of the FIVB Athletes’ Fee in 2016, has allowed the FIVB to make sure the athlete voice is on the core of its governance of the game.
All of this exceptional progress has allowed the game to constantly shine on the most important of phases – the Olympic Video games. At Rio 2016, volleyball and seashore volleyball mixed have been essentially the most watched sports activities on the Video games, producing 2.6 billion viewer hours globally (IOC Knowledge Report). Most lately, at Paris 2024, the sports activities took the world by storm, with seashore volleyball held on the most iconic venue of the Video games and volleyball witnessing sold-out periods.
These unbelievable achievements and far more have been captured in a ebook gifted to all delegates titled “Elevating International Volleyball: A Legacy of Alternative and Innovation”, co-authored by Dr Ary Graça and award-winning sports activities journalist Steve Wilson.
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