LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 29, 2020 - Cuba's Yumilka Ruíz
Luaces, reappointed to the Sport and Active Commission as the IOC
announced the composition of its Commissions for 2020 with FIVB
President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° and a number of other members of the
Volleyball Family among those appointed.
Ruíz Luaces, who has two Olympic gold medals (Atlanta
1996 and Sydney 2000) as well as a bronze at the Olympic Games
Athens 2004, will be advising on all the activities of the Olympic
Movement that are related to using sport to improve physical
activity, giving access to sport as a right for all, and engaging
in sports activities, with a special focus on youth.
The FIVB President has been re-appointed to the prestigious IOC
Marketing Commission that provides guidance, perspective and ideas
in the area of Olympic marketing which will assist the IOC to
continue to generate, enable and grow long-term revenue streams for
the Olympic Movement.
Habu Ahmed Gumel, the IOC Honorary member and the FIVB Executive
Vice-President will continue to sit on the Coordination Commission
for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 - a Games which will
see volleyball return to it Olympic birthplace.
Two female FIVB Executive Vice- Presidents Rita Subowo and
Bouchra Hajij were re-appointed to the Sport and Active Society
Commission and Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission
respectively. While, three former volleyball players,
Meanwhile, Olympic gold medallist (Montreal 1976) Yuko Arakida
and Olympic silver medallist (Los Angeles 1984) Bernard Rajzman
will work with their colleagues, including in the Commission on
analysing the programme of sports for both the Games of the
Olympiad and Olympic Winter Games, and forming proposals for
consideration by the IOC Executive Board.