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Volleyball World Championships
The Volleyball World Championships is the most significant world volleyball event created by the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball). The first men's championship was held in Prague in 1949 and the first women's in Moscow in 1952. In the volleyball, the World Championships have the same convention and reputation as soccer's World Cup. To conquer the title of "volleyball world
champions" is one of the highest respects in international team sports.
The calendar of events for the year as released by the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball) is as follows.
Following is some information about the venues and timings of the Ashes tour 2006-07:
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Women 2007 Events |
Dates |
City, Country |
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World Grand Prix Preliminary Round |
July-August, 2007 |
ASIA |
| World Grand Prix Finals |
August, 2007 |
TBD |
| Women's Under 20 World Championship |
July-August 2007 |
TBD |
| Girls' under 18 World Championship |
July-August 2007 |
TBD |
| World Cup |
November , 2007 |
Various Cities, JAPAN |
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| Men 2007 Events |
Dates |
City, Country |
| World League |
May-June, 2007 |
TBD |
| World League Finals |
July, 2007 |
TBD |
| Men's under 21 World Championship |
July-August 2007 |
TBD |
| Boys' under 19 World Championship |
July-August 2007 |
TBD |
| World Cup |
November , 2007 |
Various Cities, JAPAN |
The venue and other details are yet to be released by the FIVB. For other details visit:
http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/
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