Zadar named one host city of Women’s European Volleyball Championship
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
Zadar will host the best European volleyballers
ZAGREB, 20 February (Hina) – Zadar on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast has been named as one of the host cities for a major European volleyball event.
Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania have been confirmed as hosts of the Women’s EuropeanVolleyball Championship, to be held from 18 August to 4 September this year, with the 24 best European teams participating, the European Volleyball Confederation has confirmed.
The host cities of the 2021 championship are Zadar, Belgrade, Plovdiv and Cluj-Napoca.
Zadar has never before hosted a volleyball tournament of such a high profile, although Croatia hosted the 2005 EuroVolley in Zagreb and Pula, and back in 1975 Rijeka was among those who hosted the Women’s European Championship.
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Zadar will also host qualifications for EuroVolley in May, as well as the women’s FIVB Challenger Cup.
The 2019 European Volleyball Championship was hosted by Turkey, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
