Eastern Asian Volleyball Association

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Eastern Asian Volleyball Association
AbbreviationEAVA
FormationDecember 1993; 31 years ago [1]
TypeVolleyball organisation
Headquarters Beijing, China
Region
East Asia
Membership8 national federations
Official languages
English
President
Yuan Lei
Parent organization
Asian Volleyball Confederation

The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association (EAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in East Asia. [2] EAVA consists of 8 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Among these, 7 national federations represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games. [3]

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EAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of East Asia and run zonal championships including the Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations. [4]

The current president, Yuan Lei, vice-president of the Chinese Volleyball Association, was elected as EAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Beijing, China, in March 2024. [5] [6] [7] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC. [8]

National federations

The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association has 8 national federations. [9] [10]

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation
AVC
affiliation
IOC
member
CHNFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19531954Yes
HKGFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Yes
TPEFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1954Yes
JPNFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 192719511952Yes
PRKFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Yes
KORFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 19461959Yes
MACFlag of Macau.svg  Macau No
MGLFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Yes

Competitions

Current title holders

Indoor volleyball

CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.
National teams (men)
Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2025)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [11]
East Asian Youth Games (2023)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
National teams (women)
Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2025)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [12]
East Asian Youth Games (2023)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

See also

References

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  2. "FIVB Zonal Associations". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. "National Olympic Committees". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  6. "Yuan Lei elected as the new President of the Eastern Asia Volleyball Association" (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  8. "Executive Committee". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  10. "Federations". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  11. "China Reign Supreme Over AVC Eastern Zone Men's Championship in Zhangjiagang" (Press release). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "China Crowned Champions at Asian Eastern Zonal Women's Championship in Hong Kong" (Press release). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.