According to Igor Terekhov, the agreement with the FVU will give a start for a new stage in the development of volleyball both in Kharkov and in Ukraine as a whole.. “They love volleyball in Kharkiv, - said the head of the city. - In order to be convinced of this, it is enough to go to Gorky Park in the evening. All volleyball courts are occupied, both boys and girls are playing "

And we are talking about sports not only at the amateur, but also at the professional level.. FVU President Mikhail Melnik noted that " It is thanks to the Kharkovites that our team in 2019. for the first time in 14 years she was able to break through to the European Championship, where in the quarterfinals she lost to the Serbs - future champions.

According to Mikhail Melnik in 2023. our city also has quite significant chances to host the final of the European Volleyball Championship. Ukraine is one of the co-organizers of the competition and currently the leadership of the European Volleyball Confederation is determining in which of the cities of our country the championship will be held.

For his part, Igor Terekhov said that the city would with dignity bear the title of the volleyball capital of Ukraine, and he called the signing of the Memorandum just on the eve of the Olympic Games a good sign for the development of this sport in Kharkiv.. “We have a lot to be proud of,” Terekhov recalled about the outstanding Kharkiv volleyball player Yuriy Poyarkov, who won three medals at three Olympics.. - There is no doubt - there will be something to be proud of in the future too "