Türkiye is hosting a Beach Volleyball World Championship for the first time…
The press conference for the 2009 Swatch FIVB Youth World Championships, which will be held at Alanya’s Milli Egemenlik Beach between August 19-23, 2009, was held at Kalamış Ristorante Il Faro.
Alanya Mayor Hasan Sipahioğlu, the President of the Turkish Volleyball Federation Mr. Erol Ünal Karabıyık, and tournament sponsors attended a press conference where Dünya Baltacıoğlu provided information regarding the championship; while emphasizing that they are very happy to organize the 2009 Swatch FIVB Youth World Championships and believing that they will open up to the world through beach volleyball with the youth and that Turkish teams will climb the steps of success step by step, he stated that FIVB Beach Volleyball competitions director Mr. Angelo Squeo attaches great importance to this organization to be held in our country and said, “Championships of this kind hold a very important place in the creation of Beach Volleyball athletes. Within the next few years, these athletes will win medals in the SWATCH FIVB World Tours and will begin to compete in the Olympics.”
Tadım’s Marketing Manager Oğuz Akyıldız stated that they are happy to support beach volleyball, an innovative sport that aligns with Tadım’s innovative stance, and that it is a matter of pride to host a world championship in Türkiye.
At the 2009 FIVB Youth World Championships, where 25 countries will compete, Türkiye will be represented in the men's category by Tayga Baltacıoğlu/Anıl Paltaoğlu, Fatih Cihan/Hakan Çolpan, Ahmetcan Karamete/Caner İsmet Söylemez, and in the women's category by Bahar Nur Şahin/Elif Kavrar, Fatma Çimen/Gamze Cansesli, and Sabriye Gönül Kırmaz/Özge Korul.
TADIM is the sponsor of the organization, which is fully supported by Alanya Municipality and ALTİD, while the supply sponsors are Lilam, Erikli, and Modüler Soğutma Sistemleri. The semi-finals and finals of the championship, for which Radyo D has undertaken the announcement sponsorship, will be broadcast live by the tournament's broadcaster, D Spor.