Bucharest, Romania, January 17, 2018. CEV President Aleksandar Boričić and Senior Vice President Renato Arena are paying a visit to Romania in an effort to provide support to the local Volleyball family as Romania are trying to get back to the continental and world’s elite of this sport. 

The CEV President and Senior Vice President had the opportunity to meet with the country’s Minister of Youth and Sport, Mr Marius Alexandru Dunca (pictured above), as well as with the President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, Mr Mihai Covaliu with the talks focusing on the possibility for Romania to co-host the 2021 edition of the women’s EuroVolley. If Romania play host to one of the four preliminary pools, that would represent a tremendous boost to the popularity of the sport in the Balkan country. 

President Gheorghe Visan, Vice President Oana Sarb and Secretary General Constantin Ispas represented the Romanian Volleyball Federation at these high-profile meetings. 

A picture captured during the meeting held at the premises of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee 

“Such an organisation means an investment in our sport which leads to the growth of Romanian Volleyball,” Mr Boričić said. “We are ready to work with the Romanian Volleyball Federation to develop Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Snow Volleyball and to attract more children with various school projects.” Mr Boričić pointed out that “Romanian Volleyball needs to be supported on a long term in order to achieve the results that everybody is waiting for.”