Draw held for 2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women in Azerbaijan

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Baku, Azerbaijan, November 24, 2016 – Everything is set for a real volleyball party following the draw ceremony for the Final Round of the 2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women that was held on Thursday at the iconic Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. Quick links – Volleyball:FIVB.com – VolleyballEuropean Volleyball Confederation (CEV)Latest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMedia Guides Azerbaijan and Georgia will host a volleyball competition of this calibre for the first time, with the tournament set to commence on September 22 and the new European champions to be crowned on October 1, 2017.The composition of the four preliminary pools reads as follows:Pool A in Baku: Azerbaijan, Germany, Poland, HungaryPool B in Tbilisi: Georgia, Italy, Croatia, BelarusPool C in Baku: Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, UkrainePool D in Ganja – Göygöl: Serbia, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech RepublicHosts Azerbaijan and Georgia were seeded as headers of Pool A and B, respectively; the organisers chose reigning European champions Russia and Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists Serbia to head Pool C and D, respectively.The 12 remaining participating …

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