Volleyball ever stronger, Manfredi confirmed as federal president
Federations vote. Fipav, Federvolley, has mapped out its future. The elective assembly was held at the Palacongressi in Rimini and confirmed Giuseppe Manfredi (96.8 percent) as president with a real plebiscite. The participation of the national volleyball scene was extraordinary: in fact, 3,138 out of 3,484 (90.07%) were the clubs entitled to vote that were accredited. A Federation that has grown a lot in numbers, volleyball is in fact the most popular sport among girls (see Spy Calcio of February 21). Basketball is far behind. Furthermore, Federvolley has also achieved exceptional sporting results, just think of the gold medal won by Egonu and co. at the 2024 Paris Games. The Rimini assembly was attended by the president of the World Federation, Fibv, the Brazilian Fabio Azavedo who wanted to pay homage to Italian sport. 61 articles of the statute were approved in the assembly and the federal leadership was elected. An assembly organized in the best way by the Fipav staff, led by the general secretary Stefano Bellotti. Volleyball is now one of the most followed and practiced sports in Italy.
News instead in cricket, a sport very popular all over the world that in 2028 will debut at the Los Angeles Games. Maria Lorena Haz Paz is the new president of the Italian Cricket Federation (Fcri) for the Olympic four-year period 2025-2028. With 207 votes, she defeated the outgoing president Fabio Marabini in the runoff, who obtained 168 votes. The election took place in Rome, in the Hall of Honor of the CONI. Haz Paz, 47, an entrepreneur born in Ecuador and resident in Italy for 24 years, has been active in the Italian cricket scene since 2007. Until now vice president of the Federation, she was also in the past president of Roma Cricket. With this election, she becomes the second woman in office to hold the presidency of a national sports federation, reaching Laura Lunetta (Dance Federation). “I am deeply proud of this result that represents the culmination of years of commitment and work – her first words as federal number 1 -. Today begins a new journey, full of challenges and opportunities. There is a lot of work to do, but we will face each step with determination and passion. My commitment will be to promote the values of our sport in schools and in society, contributing to the growth and spread of cricket in Italy”.
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