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GUATEMALA, October 22, 2009 – The President of
FIVB, Mr. Jizhong Wei, met today with local
sport authorities of Guatemala as part of his
visit to the country as special guest of the XX
Congress of NORCECA Volleyball Confederation.
The world leader of Volleyball had an exchange
of ideas with Mr. Gustavo Lapola Diaz, General
Director of Sports and Recreation of the
Government of Guatemala, and also met with Willi
Kaltschmitt Lujan, a well respected Guatemalan
member of the IOC.
During his visit to the National Palace,
President Wei exhorted the Guatemalan sport
leaders and the local government to join forces
in favor of the development of the sports and
especially of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.
“Guatemala is the biggest country in the Central
American region and the development of the sport
in Guatemala undoubtedly will have a big
influence in the rest of region,” said Wei.
“The organization of competitions means
participation and I want to congratulate
Guatemala for organizing and hosting the NORCECA
Congress and several international
competitions,” he added.
“I also want to express my gratitude to the
government of Guatemala for implementing a
successful sports policy and for its support to
all the sports and specifically to volleyball
and beach volleyball.”
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