FIVB asked directly Poland to host the finals. Now Polish federation has to decide do they want to host it.
4th of July is kind of cover, but real reason is that FIVB didn't like last year finals.
FIVB asked directly Poland to host the finals. Now Polish federation has to decide do they want to host it.
4th of July is kind of cover, but real reason is that FIVB didn't like last year finals.
It's really not. Thats clearly an editorializing attempt by a Polish publication not the "real reason". FIVB is not in the position to demand anything more from a host country. It's not like they're up to their necks with bids from other nations. That week is a really big deal for us. Volleyball barely makes a blimp in American consciousness. It would be terrible business if they procede and try to compete with everything that's going to happen on that weekend. It's as simple as that. I hope Poland takes it. Love their crowd, always a great atmosphere and they sure know how to host an event.
The dates of the 2020 finals indeed were scheduled in 2018. They should have known well in advance when FIVB granted USAV to host the finals in 2019-2021. It’s likely that USAV doesn’t receive any bid for the 2020 finals due to the July 4 weekend.