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FIVB-organised activities in Rio to inspire millions to join the volleyball party
Your chance to be part of the hottest sport in town!
Volleyball is set to be the signature event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as the sport returns to its spiritual home. As well as delivering the greatest ever Olympic volleyball competitions with unparalleled levels of fan engagement, the FIVB is committed to leaving a strong sustainable legacy in Brazil through a range of exciting development and social activities. This is all part of the FIVB’s vision to become the number one family sport entertainment in the world.
Media are welcome to attend all the below activities. Unless otherwise mentioned, please contact ellen@jtassocs.com for any arrangements.
Activity Highlights:
Volleyball Festival Before the Games start, the FIVB will be organising a celebration of the sport with its own volleyball festival which will provide entertainment and run clinics for Copacabana school kids.
Location: Madureira Park Date: July 31 Time: 08:00 – 17:00
Development Training Centre Launch – Media Trip The FIVB are setting up two children’s volleyball development training centres. More than 600 children will participate in the programme and the FIVB will be supporting the centres with funding up until 2020 as part of its work to develop the sport at grassroots level. There will be one training centre in Formiga (a favela located in Tijuca) and one in Leme (an upper-middle-class neighbourhood in the South Zone of the City) and they will be launched on the 2nd and 4th of August.
The Formiga training centre launch is open to the media; please RSVPellen@jtassocs.com if you are available to attend.
The shuttle for the media will be departing from the Windsor Plaza Hotel in Copacabana at 9:30 on 2nd August. Transfer back to the Windsor Plaza Hotel is at 12:00.
Address: Windsor Plaza Hotel Av. Princesa Isabel, 263 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Date: August 2 Time: 9:00 – 14:00 VIP Attendees: TBC
Volleyball House For the very first time at an Olympic Games, the FIVB will have a dedicated house located right on the iconic Copacabana Beach. This will provide an environment for the FIVB to promote volleyball, and meet with key business and media leaders.
A number of special receptions will be staged during the Olympics, to acknowledge different partners and key markets, and entry to the Volleyball House will be by invitation only.
Address: Escola Municipal Cícero Pena, Av. Atlântica, 1976 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil Dates: August 6-21 Times: 12:00 – 23:00 If you are interested in attending the Volleyball House please emailellen@jtassocs.com
Showcase Copacabana beach volleyball courts In front of the Volleyball House will be showcase beach volleyball courts. There will be six courts in total with three different themes: Court of the Future showcasing the LED net, Kids Corner and Volleyball Your Way. These will host a variety of special clinics, competitions and exhibition matches every day of the Games.
Address: Av. Atlântica, 1976 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil Dates: August 6-21 Times: 10:00 – 17:30 Key dates: Bossaball Day – August 17 FIVB Athletes’ Commission Day – August 15
Interview opportunities There will be opportunities for one-on-one interviews with FIVB President - Dr. Ary S. Graça F° as well as past and current athletes at the Volleyball House and also the showcase beach volleyball courts. Please email anna@jtassocs.com for interview requests and we will do our best to accommodate these.
Please find below the full list of all the FIVB-organised activities taking place during Rio 2016:
FIVB website and social media channels Keep up to date with all the action on the FIVB’s dedicated Rio 2016 websiteand via our social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram andYouTube.
For more information, please contact: Ellen Farrell: ellen@jtassocs.com ; +44 7557435392
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