Ramon Suzara

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Ramon Suzara
NationalityFilipino
OccupationSports executive

Ramon "Tats" Suzara is a Filipino sports executive who serves as the president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

Career

Suzara was secretary general of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association (PAVA) in the 1980s. [1] [2]

In January 2023, Suzara would be named as president of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF). [3] He would be recreated in January 2023. [4]

He was the founding member of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) which was established in 2013. [5] He served as PSL president until May 2018 when he resigned after he was alleged to have committed qualified theft. [6]

Suzara was elected to a four-year term as president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) on August 30, 2024. He outbested Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari of Qatar. [7] [8] Among his pledges are the creation of an AVC Champions' League, establishment of an athletes' commission, the creation of a new and permanent AVC headquarters in Bangkok. [9]

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References

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