The World League is a men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the FIVB. The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World Grand Prix. In 2007, the final games took place on July 11–15 in Katowice, Poland. In 2006, $20 million dollars in prize money were distributed amongst 16 participating teams from 5 continents. This event shoul...
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The World League is a men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the FIVB. The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World Grand Prix. In 2007, the final games took place on July 11–15 in Katowice, Poland. In 2006, $20 million dollars in prize money were distributed amongst 16 participating teams from 5 continents. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the Volleyball World Cup and the Volleyball World Championship.
The World League was created in 1990 as part of the intensive marketing programme that would become a distinctive mark of the FIVB's activities near the end of the century. The idea was to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing an annual competition that would appeal to audiences all over the world.
At that point, international competitions involving top volleyball teams (e.g., the Olympic Games, the...
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