Bangkok, Thailand, February 14, 2023 – The AVC Sports Events Council held its annual meeting in a hybrid format on Tuesday to discuss upcoming volleyball events, with its Chairman Dr Eom Han-Joo and newly-appointed Secretary Jeeraprapa Nontapa joining from the AVC Headquarters in Bangkok.
Attending the meeting on Zoom comprised Mr Yermek Syrlybayev from Kazakhstan, Ms Anita Palm from Australia, Mr Emile Jabbour from Lebanon, Mr Toshiro Endo from Japan, Mr Masoud Yazdanpanah from Iran, Mr Cai Yi from China, Mr Raditia Rahmat Darwis from Indonesia and Ms Patana Kittichaisombat from AVC Volleyball Department. Volleyball World CEO Mr Finn Taylor and AVC Referees Committee Chairman Mr Songsak Chareonpong also joined the meeting as special guests.
Dr Eom, middle, chairs the AVC SEC Meeting
Speaking at the meeting, Dr Eom, himself Member of the FIVB Sports Events Council, initially greeted all participants, citing that the COVID-19 pandemic made much of the impact on the staging of the 2022 events. Due to grave concerns over the pandemic, many National Federations could not participate in the 2022 AVC events, while some countries also withdrew as hosts of competitions. That’s the reason why participation of National Federations in the 2022 events could not be that high as it used to be. However, as the COVID-19 situation is drastically improving this year, National Federations are expected to be more active and encouraged to join the fray in 2023 AVC events.
Mr Cai Yi
Prior to the meeting, AVC Secretary General Mr Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai delivered a welcome speech.
“On behalf of AVC President Mrs Rita Subowo, I would like to express my sincere thanks for your attendance in this important meeting. As you all know, AVC Sports Events Council plays a viral role in developing volleyball in all aspects in Asia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we overcame difficult situations to organise events,” Mr Kiattipong was quoted as saying.
“Last year, we also tried our best in hosting events, all of them very important ones, and we organised them successfully. As a result, we had well-qualified teams to compete in all FIVB World Championships, not only for seniors, but also juniors and underage. This year, AVC has already released its Competition Calendar and I would like to thank Dr Eom and all devoted Committee Members who have been working very hard in setting up all competitions. AVC has its high hopes of sustainable development of volleyball in Asia….
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