FIVB re-elect Dr. Graça as President
October 6, 2016
Dr. Ary Graça has been re-elected as President of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) at the 35th FIVB World Congress in Buenos Aires where he pledged to build on volleyball’s “golden era” of success.
Dr. Graça, seek who was first elected in 2012 at the FIVB World Congress in Anaheim, order USA, stood unopposed for re-election to the FIVB presidency for the period 2016 – 2024 after receiving unanimous support for his candidacy from all five of the FIVB’s Continental Confederations.
He said: “Volleyball is undoubtedly in a golden era of success and it is an honour for me to have the prestigious opportunity to build on this great success and take our sport to even greater heights.”
“There is no limit to the evolution of volleyball, no limit to the sport’s success and no limit to how many people around the world we can inspire and I promise to help volleyball fulfil its huge potential.”
“Thank you to the global volleyball family for believing in my vision, together we will make volleyball the number one family sport entertainment in the world.”