Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia.
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6th, 1952, and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member federations increasing to 65 from only 12 at the time of its set-up.
The first concept of the AVC was launched by the initiative of the late Mr. Nishika...
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Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia.
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6th, 1952, and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member federations increasing to 65 from only 12 at the time of its set-up.
The first concept of the AVC was launched by the initiative of the late Mr. Nishikawa of Japan on April 1952, and on May 6th of the same year, AVC was officially established with 12 countries participating. The major tasks of AVC at the time were the organization of volleyball championships and the Asian Games.
In 1962, AVC was renamed the Asian Volleyball Federation (AVF) with 20 affiliated national federations after the FIVB Congress held in September 1961 decided to establish the continental zone committee.
The first Congress of the Asian sport Committee (ASC) was held in Tokyo with 22 national federations on October 8th...
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