FIVB Secure Groundbreaking Sponsorship Deal with Honda

The International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB) has announced a ‘groundbreaking’ sponsorship deal with Japanese car manufacturer Honda.

Honda will become FIVB’s first ever official partner for professional and elite volleyball and beach volleyball for the next four years.

As the official partner, ed Honda will sponsor events like the Women’s Volleyball World Championship Italy 2014, anabolics the World League, the World Grand Prix, the Club World Championships and the Beach Volleyball World Championships, which will be held in Poland from July 1-7.

FIVB President, Dr. Ary S. Graça, said:“For the first time ever, the FIVB has signed a partnership with an international brand across both disciplines. This step represents a major milestone for the FIVB and it is part of the new era for the Federation following the success of our sport at London 2012.”

Miroslaw Przedpelski, FIVB Executive Member with responsibility for marketing, added: “We are delighted with this new partnership with Honda. There are a lot of similarities between our two organisations.

“We are looking forward to working with Honda and helping them achieve their international brand objectives.”

At London 2012 volleyball was one of the top five Olympic sports, with more than 10% of tickets sold at the Games being for volleyball.

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