GVF President attends FIVB’s 36th World Congress in Mexico
Newly elected President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Levi Nedd, has returned home after successfully participating in the 36th World Congress of the World Volleyball Federation—the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball) — held in Cancun, Mexico from November 13 to 17, 2018.
Reports are that Nedd was seated with officials from 198 other countries, and was able to participate meaningfully with his South American Federation confederation, the CSV, when fixtures were drawn for the Olympic beach qualifiers for both males
GVF President Levi Nedd at the World Congress in Mexico
and females, to be held in Argentina.
Nedd also participated in ratification of the rules of volleyball and in the reporting of senior officials on their various commissions. Moreover, he made representation for development of the sport in Guyana.
“The experience was great, and the congress served as a catalyst which is pushing me to move Guyana’s volleyball forward,” Nedd declared.
The main objective of the congress was to sensitise countries that beach volleyball is taking the world stage.
According to Nedd, during the congress the FIVB President urged countries to work with young people for the future development of volleyball.
Since his return, Nedd has been contacting various associations and sports entities in an effort to sensitise them on what can be achieved as a ‘volleyball family’ in 2019. He also noted that much emphasis will be placed on the schools’ programme, and said he expects other vacant executive positions in the GVF to be filled before the close of 2018. (Andrew Carmichael)
