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FIVB Manila Meet: VFI President Achyuta Samanta Discusses Steps To Popularise Volleyball In India

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: President of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) Achyuta Samanta on Thursday met top officials of the Federation of International Volleyball in Manila, Philippines and discussed measures to popularise the game in India in a big way.

Samanta represented India as the president of the VFI for the first time on invitation of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF). During the annual national meeting of the the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB), Samanta met its president Ary Graça and discussed the initiatives to develop a country-wide passion for the game.

Samanta, during his day-long visit, also met General Director of FIVB Fabio Azevedo at the meeting that was attended by federation heads from 222 countries. Samanta was assured by Graca and Azevedo of all support to popularise volleyball in India.

The Manila meeting is coinciding with the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Men-Week 2), being held from June 21 to 26 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. He is accompanied by joint secretary of VFI and secretary of Odisha Volleyball Association Dr Gaganendu Dash.

OB Bureau

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