GERMANY: BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS RESOLVE DISPUTE AFTER GOING ON TEMPORARY STRIKE.

Record ID: 647444

  • Title: GERMANY: BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS RESOLVE DISPUTE AFTER GOING ON TEMPORARY STRIKE.
  • Date: 23rd June 2005
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 23, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. BERLIN DOME ON RIVER "SPREE" WITH TENTS FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FOREGROUND 2. POSTER 3. PAN ACROSS BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURT 4. SPECTATORS SEATED 5. WIDE OF COURT 6. BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYER WALKING PAST 7. BACK OF PLAYER'S BIKINI READING "RACHEL" 8. PLAYERS TALKING TO EACH OTHER 9. PLAYERS SEEN BEHIND PLASTIC CURTAIN 10. ORGANISERS TALKING TO EACH OTHER BEHIND PLASTIC CURTAIN 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATALIE COOK, AUSTRALIA TEAM MEMBER AND SPOKESPERSON FOR ALL PLAYERS SAYING: "The tournament here in Berlin is the greatest event outside of the Olypmic Games and we are as players all very proud to be here to play. The issues with the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball) in our discussion have been resolved to allow a players' commission to put together the issues for the players and to have a representative to attend the FIVB meetings once a year with the promotores, the television, the sponsors. We believe that it is important for the players to have their voice as one voice." 12. VARIOUS OF GAMES IN PROGRESS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th July 2005 13:00
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  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVASYWPI904NOD4GYT05G0BXTTJ
  • Story Text: Players in the beach volleyball world championships
    went on temporary strike but then resolved their problems.



    Participants at the Berlin beach volleyball world
    championships in Berlin went on temporary strike on
    Thursday (June 23) to demand a bigger say within the
    international volleyball federation.

    Women players did not show up for their games at noon
    (1000GMT) but then had talks with the president of the
    volleyball world federation (FIVB) and settled their
    differences.

    "The issues with the FIVB (Federation Internationale
    de Volleyball) in our discussion have been resolved to
    allow a players' commission to put together the issues for
    the players and to have a representative to attend the FIVB
    meetings once a year with the promotores, the television,
    the sponsors," spokesperson for all players Natalie Cook of
    the Australia team said.

    "We believe that it is important for the players to
    have their voice as one voice."
    Cook began her statement by stressing that "the
    tournament here in Berlin is the greatest event outside of
    the Olypmic Games and we are as players all very proud to
    be here to play."

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