Ramon Suzara
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Ramon "Tats" Suzara is a Filipino sports executive who serves as the president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).
Career
Suzara was secretary general of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association (PAVA) in the 1980s.{{cite news |last1=Pedralvez |first1=Bong |title=Suzara: It’s time for us to serve volleyball |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_sports/suzara-its-time-for-us-to-serve-volleyball/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Malaya Business Insight |date=25 January 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=Suzara eyes repeat of ’93 |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/08/12/2202128/suzara-eyes-repeat-93 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=12 August 2022}}
In January 2023, Suzara would be named as president of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Suzara now at helm of Philippine volleyball |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/01/26/2072984/suzara-now-helm-philippine-volleyball |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=26 January 2021}} He would be recreated in January 2023.{{cite news |title=Tats Suzara reelected PNVF president, Cayetano named chairman emeritus |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/857805/tats-suzara-reelected-pnvf-president-cayetano-named-chairman-emeritus/story/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=GMA News |date=18 January 2023 |language=en}}
He was the founding member of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) which was established in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Migs |title=PSL files theft complaint against Tats Suzara, Don Caringal |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/psl-files-theft-complaint-tats-suzara-don-caringal/121865 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=19 July 2018}} He served as PSL president until May 2018 when he resigned after he was alleged to have committed qualified theft.{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Mei-Lin |title=Former PSL chief Tats Suzara denies 'malicious' theft accusations |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/super-liga/former-psl-chief-tats-suzara-denies-malicious-theft-accusations-a796-20180719 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=19 July 2018 |language=en}}
Suzara was elected to a four-year term as president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) on August 30, 2024. He outbested Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari of Qatar.{{cite news |title=PNVF chief Tats Suzara voted AVC president |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/582699/pnvf-chief-tats-suzara-voted-avc-president |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=30 August 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tats Suzara elected president of AVC |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tats-suzara-elected-president-of-avc/310825 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=30 August 2024}} Among his pledges are the creation of an AVC Champions' League, establishment of an athletes' commission, the creation of a new and permanent AVC headquarters in Bangkok.{{cite news |title=Suzara wants constant rise in rankings for Philippine volleyball squads |url=https://qa.philstar.com/sports/2024/09/10/2384283/suzara-wants-constant-rise-rankings-philippine-volleyball-squads |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=10 September 2024}}
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Category:Filipino sports executives and administrators