Lausanne, Switzerland, May 24, 2011 – The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is pleased to announce the confirmation that the FIVB World Cup, the first qualifying event for volleyball at the 2012 Olympic Games, will go ahead in Japan from November 4 to December 4. Following a meeting with the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) and Fuji Television at the FIVB headquarters over the weekend, the schedule and venues for the World Cup, which has been an Olympic qualifying event since 1991, have been confirmed following an update on the status of Japan’s recovery from the March earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent radiation concerns.
"The FIVB continues to support the JVA and the Japanese people to overcome the difficulties caused by the natural disaster and the unfortunate nuclear radiation," FIVB President Jizhong Wei said. "We have always had confidence in the Japanese people and the Japanese volleyball family's solidarity. The FIVB is working closely with the international Olympic family to provide all the necessary support to Japan’s sporting society in order to restore confidence and accelerate the recovery and they have the FIVB’s, especially the world’s volleyball players, full support in this delicate process." "We are confident that Japan will host and organize another top class World Cup as they have been doing since 1977," FIVB 2nd executive vice-president Mr. Theofanis Tsiokris said. "We have received full assurances from respective bodies in Japan, including the government, and are happy to hold the opening Olympic qualifying event in one of volleyball’s most proud countries."
The situation is improving, and the World Cup will provide a further occasion for Japanese volleyball fans and the Japan public to help in the process of Japan’s recovery from the natural disaster earlier this year," JVA ISEC president Masao Tachiki said. "With this event we look continue to keeping the tradition of the World Cup in Japan which will serve as an immense boost to the Japan volleyball community and public as a whole."
"We are looking forward to bringing this key volleyball event to volleyball fans throughout Japan and to the homes of fans around the world," Fuji TV General Producer Tetsuo Kawaguchi said. "We are developing many new initiatives which will make the viewing experience of the FIVB World Cup more enjoyable than ever."
Since the earthquake and tsunami in March, the FIVB and the JVA met on April 12, at which time it was decided that the Japan’s men’s team would play all their World League matches away from home while ongoing evaluation of the situation was advised concerning the World Grand Prix and World Cup.
On Saturday, the FIVB and JVA confirmed that the Japanese cities of Komaki and Tokyo will play host to rounds two and three of the FIVB World Grand Prix respectively.
The World Cup, which showcases the very best 12 teams for each gender, featuring the hosts Japan, five continental champions, four best continental vice-champions according to FIVB world ranking and two wildcards, was first held in 1965 for men and 1973 in Uruguay for women and has been held in Japan every four years since 1977 apart from 1989 when it was held in 19910 to become an Olympic qualifying event.
Defending champions from 2007 are Italy for women and Brazil for men.
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