Preclude of the 2009 FIVB World Championships

(BEIJING, June 26) -- After the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Stavanger stop, the Norwegian southwestern coastal city will host the 2009 SWATCH World Championships at the Vaagen Harbor dockside, reports the FIVB website.

As the seventh edition of the SWATCH FIVB World Championships since 1997, the 2009 SWATCH World Championships is scheduled to run from June 26 to July 5, 2009.

Stavanger secured the bid by defeating Moscow, "It was a long and fair battle between Moscow and Stavanger to win the bid, but in the end the experience gained by Norway in organizing the major Beach Volleyball events over the past few years prevailed," FIVB President, Dr. Ruben Acosta, is quoted as saying when announcing the final bidding result，"It will be tough for Stavanger to present an event better than the last edition in Gstaad, but next year I'm expecting the best World Championships ever."