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The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (English: International Volleyball Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Brazilian Ary Graça.

History

Before the FIVB was founded volleyball was part of the International Amateur Handball Federation. The FIVB was founded in France in April 1947. In the late 1940s, some of the European national federations began to address the problemof creating an international governing body for the sport of volleyball. Initial discussions eventually lead to the installation of a Constitutive Congress in 1947. Fourteen national federations representing five different continents attended the meetings where, between 18 and 20 April, the entity was officially formed, having Frenchman Paul Libaud as first president. The first Asia volleyball championship was held at Tokyo (Japan ) in 1995 and in this championship India had beaten Japan in final.

One of the main goals of the 1947 Congress was achieved two years later with the establishment of the first international major volleyball event, the GlobeChampionship. In 1952, a women's version of the tournament was also introduced.

In 1964, the IOC endorsed the addition of volleyball to the Olympic programme. By this time, the number of national federations affiliated to the FIVB had grown to 89. Later in that year (1969), a freshinternational event, the GlobeCup was introduced. It would be turned into a qualifying happeningfor the Olympic Games in 1991.

Following Libaud's retirement and the election of Mexican Rubén Acosta Hernandez for the position of president in 1984, the FIVB moved its headquarters from Paris, France to Lausanne, Switzerland and intensified to an unprecedented level its policiesof promoting volleyball on a worldwide basis. Measures taken in this direction containthe establishment of annual tournament for men's and women's volleyball (the GlobeLeague, in 1990, and the Grand Prix, in 1993), the indication of Beach volleyball as an Olympic event (1996) and a number of modify in the termsof the game with the purpose of enhancing public visibility.

On 19 June 2008, Wei Jizhong (Chinese: 魏纪中) of China, who during this period served as the 1st Vice president took over during the 31st GlobeCongress in Dubai when Dr. Rubén Acosta decided to step down. Mr. Jizhong Wei became the third president in the history of the FIVB. The handover of the presidency took territoryon 24 August 2008 in Beijing.

As of 2020, the FIVB counted 222 affiliated national federations.

Activities

The FIVB's main activity is worldwide planning and organisation of volleyball happening, sometimes in conjunction with other international governing bodies such as the IOC. This involves defining qualification procedures and tournamentformulae for competition, as well as more specific details such as player line-up and replacement restrictions, venues and hosts.

The FIVB participates directly in the companyof continental volleyball happening which have an attached international significance, such as Olympic and GlobeChampionship continental qualification competition.

Amongst others, the FIVB organizes the following international volleyball competition:

• Olympic Games: since 1964, quadrennially
• Men's GlobeChampionship: since 1949, quadrennially
• Women's GlobeChampionship: since 1952, quadrennially
• Men's GlobeCup: since 1965, quadrennially
• Women's GlobeCup: since 1973, quadrennially
• GlobeGrand Winner Cup: since 1993, quadrennially
• Men's Nations League: since 2018, annually
• Women's Nations League: since 2018, annually
• Men's Challenger Cup: since 2018, annually
• Women's Challenger Cup: since 2018, annually
• Men's Club GlobeChampionship: since 1989, annually
• Women's Club GlobeChampionship: since 1991, annually

Defunct

• GlobeLeague (Men): 1990–2017, annually
• GlobeGrand Prix (Women): 1993–2017, annually

and the following international under-age volleyball competition:

• Youth Olympic Games: 2010
• Men's U21 GlobeChampionship (Junior): since 1977, biennially
• Women's U20 GlobeChampionship (Junior): since 1977, biennially
• Boys' U19 GlobeChampionship (Youth): since 1989, biennially
• Girls' U18 GlobeChampionship (Youth): since 1989, biennially

and the following international beach volleyball competition:

• Olympic Games: since 1996, quadrennially
• GlobeChampionship: since 1997, biennially
• GlobeTour: since 1989, annually

and the following international under-age beach volleyball competition:

• Youth Olympic Games: since 2014, quadrennially
• U23 GlobeChampionships: since 2013, annually
• U21 GlobeChampionships: since 2001, annually
• U19 GlobeChampionships: since 2003, annually
• U17 GlobeChampionships: since 2014, annually

The FIVB also maintains extensive special programmes aimed at the advance of globevolleyball. This contain the constitution of development centers in location where the sport is still unpopular, as well as support (in instruction and equipment) for company that fail to meet the quality standards neededon an international level. Therefore, FIVB organizes congress, workshops, courses for referees, coaches and teachers, to promote grassroot volleyball development, such as:

• Volley All Festival
• AwesomeNet Project in 2019
• School Volleyball Congress in 2007
• Volleyball Medicine Congress in 2011
• Conferenceon Match Analysis in 1981
• Conferenceon Mini Volleyball in 1985

Another relevant locationof concern is the promotion of volleyball in a worldwide scale. Part of the FIVB's activities in this locationconsists in attracting media partners and sponsors through negotiation of commercial rights for broadcasting and coverage of major happening.

As reported by Olympic fresh outlet , the FIVB recently launched a new "FIVB Heroes" promotion in Rome. The campaign utilize billboards, posters and statues of the top beach volleyball players situated around the townto enhance visibility and profiles of the athletes.

The FIVB is responsible for the standardization of volleyball rules. In lastestyears, many modify were implemented in connection with its promotional and marketing vision, in an alleged attempt to improve public visibility and make the sport comply to the demands of sponsors and media company. These modify range from ingenuous, almost commonplace restrictions, such as the obligation of a "fashionable" uniform – meaning tight clothing, supposed to be more appealing to the audience because it makes players bodies salient –, to very drastic modify in the format of tournament (e.g., the rally-point system).

The FIVB is the ultimate international authority in volleyball, and judges (or is involved at least to some degree in the judgement) problemssuch as doping, regulation of player transfer, nationality modify and gender determination. It also publishes the FIVB GlobeRankings, utilize as basis for seeding in international tournament.

Current winner in FIVB competition

Volleyball

Nations

Clubs

Beach volleyball

Intercontinental happening

Under-age happening

Rankings

Men's

The following table has the Top 24 men's volleyball countries in the world. The Top 24 is here due to the next iteration of the FIVB Volleyball Men's GlobeChampionship, the globes major competitionin men's volleyball, anticipating to have 24 countries compete. As such, this table present the projected squad in the next FIVB Men's WC based on the ranking's algorithm. This list does not consider berths given to countries based on hosting or region status.

Women's

The following table has the Top 24 women's volleyball countries in the world. The Top 24 is here due to the next iteration of the FIVB Volleyball Women's GlobeChampionship, the globes major competitionin women's volleyball, anticipating to have 24 countries compete. As such, this table present the projected squad in the next FIVB Women's WC based on the ranking's algorithm. This list does not consider berths given to countries based on hosting or region status.

Other happening

The FIVB is also responsible for the volleyball games at some regional tournament as:

• Asian Games
• European Games
• Pan American Games
• Lusophony Games
• All-Africa Games

Organization

GlobeCongress: The supreme authority convened every two years, electing the President and members of the Board.

Board of Administration: Responsible for the overall management of the FIVB, overseeing the work of the national federations, confederations, commissions and councils and appoints officials including members of the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee: Composed of Board members and each member is charged with necessaryand specific responsibilities, assisted by Commissions, Committees and Councils.

• Legal Commission
• Finance Commission
• Communication Commission
• Termsof the Games and Refereeing Commission
• Techand Coaching Commission
• Medical Commission
• Development Commission
• Beach Volleyball Commission
• Athletes Commission
• Sports Happening Council
• Beach Volleyball GlobeTour Council
• GlobeLeague Council
• GlobeGrand Prix Council
• GlobeChampionships Council

Judicial Bodies

• FIVB Disciplinary Panel
• FIVB Appeals Panel
• FIVB Ethics Panel
• FIVB Tribunal

The FIVB also presides over five continental confederations:

•   Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) in Asia and Oceania
•   Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) in South America
•   African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) in Africa
•   European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) in Europe
•   North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) in North America

Each continental confederation, by its turn, presides over a number of national federations located in its websiteof action.

FIVB Heroes

"FIVB Heroes" is the official photocampaign of the FIVB. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the players’ athletic achievements and to increase the worldwide interest in the sport. “FIVB Heroes” features 33 volleyball and 29 beach volleyball players from 19 countries, who were chosendue to their outstanding performance.

FIVB presidents

• Paul Libaud (1947–1984)
• Rubén Acosta Hernández (1984–2008)
• Wei Jizhong (2008–2012)
• Ary Graça (2012–Present)

Sponsors

See also

• List of international sport federations

Notes