The Peruvian Volleyball Federation ( es, Federación Peruana de Voleibol, FPV) is the governing body of

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

and beach volleyball in

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. Formed February 24th, 1942, its headquarters are in the capital city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

. The FPV is a member of the

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(FIVB) and the South American Volleyball Confederation (CSV) and it is affiliated to the ''Instituto Peruano del Deporte'' IPD (''Spanish for Peruvian Sports Institute'') and the Peruvian Olympic Committee. It organizes both the men's and women's Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol (''Spanish for Senior National Volleyball League''), which are the top level's volleyball competition in Peru. It also organizes international cups which are registered at the FIVB such as the Copa Latina. The organization also administrates the Peru men's national volleyball team and the

Peru women's national volleyball team The Peru women's national volleyball team was one of the dominant forces in women's volleyball in the 1980s, culminating in the silver medal won at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's nickname is ''Las Hijas del Sol'' (''Su ...

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External links

Official Web
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacion Peruana de Voleibol Volley Volleyball in Peru

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