Poland to host 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
11.12.2015 11:51
The FIVB Executive Committee has confirmed that Poland will host the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals.
Poland's volleyball team. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Piotr Drabik
The five-day men's event, which will take place between 13 July and 17 July, will be held at an undisclosed venue.
Only six teams from the World League Group 1 will make the finals, with twelve sides competing for places over the coming months.
The contenders for the final six are Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Iran, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia and USA.
Volleyball remains one of Poland's strongest sports. The national side won the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in a tantalising final against Brazil.
Polish fans will be keeping fingers crossed for more glory in next year's World League Finals.
“With the Finals taking place in Poland and all the former winners of the competition back in action, the competition’s climax in 2016 is sure to provide an exciting spectacle in the run-up to the Rio Olympics,” FIVB enthused in a statement. (nh/rk)