Sausnitis – who had already chaired the Latvian Volleyball Federation from 2003 through 2007 – got the majority of the votes in that run that was joined by three more candidates, i.e. outgoing President Almers Ludviks, Pavels Selivanovs – an Olympic champion back in 1980 while playing for the Soviet Union – and Ainars Vanags, a former Volleyball player and successful businessman.
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