AVC chief visits executive committee of Asian Youth Games
Suzara, who also serves as head of the Philippine delegation to the Games, was welcomed at the official Headquarter of the organising committee by Yousif Duaij, Chairman of the Executive Committee, in the presence of Vice-Chairman Ahmed Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, Chairman of the Technical Committee Lounes Madene, and Mohammed Al Thawadi, Vice President of the Bahrain Volleyball Federation and Director of Volleyball Competitions for the session.
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