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Lausanne, Switzerland, January 17, 2020 - This weekend, Snow Volleyball Festival will take over Bretaye, in the mountainous region of Villars-sur-Ollon, where everyone will have a chance to try out the new and exciting sport of snow volleyball.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 17, 2020 – Volleyball superstar Gilberto ‘Giba’ Amauri Godoy Filho will be among the famous faces showing off their snow volleyball skills at the Snow Volleyball Festival in Bretaye in the region of Villars-sur-Ollon this weekend.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 17, 2020 – From January 5-12, the highly-anticipated Continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification 2020 events were successfully held across all five Continental Confederations with packed stadiums, exceptional broadcasting technology, and spectacular performances bringing the best of volleyball to fans all over the world.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, January 16, 2020 - Griffin Muller and Sam O'Dea of New Zealand secured the final semifinal berth here Thursday afternoon to set the field for Friday's final four matches at the inaugural VolleyFest Cook Islands.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 16, 2020 - Let's take a look back at volleyball in 2019! Enjoy watching the most sensational champions of the vertical jump, including Dimitry Volkov of Russia, Yuji Nishida of Japan, and Ben Patch of the United States, as they fly high above the net to score point after point!

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 16, 2020 - Italian club team UYBA Volley just announced that the 41-year-old Francesca Piccinini has joined their squad for the second half of the Italian League.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 16, 2020 - Following a meeting with Lausanne Inspiration 2020 Association – organiser of Lausanne en Jeux! – , the FIVB has agreed to move the Snow Volleyball Festival (that was due to be held in Lausanne on 18-19 January), to Bretaye, in the region of Villars-sur-Ollon.

Rarotonga, Cook Island, January 15, 2020 - Two teams from the United States along with pairs from Japan and New Zealand each won two matches here Wednesday at the inaugural VolleyFest Cook Islands to capture their pools and advance to the quarter-finals at this week's FIVB World Tour event.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 15, 2020 - There is so much volleyball talent in this family! Enjoy watching highlights of Yuki and Mayu Ishikawa competing on the world stage in 2019.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 14, 2020 – April Ross and Alexandra 'Alix' Klineman have been rewarded for another memorable year by being named 2019 USA Volleyball’s Women’s Beach Co-Players of the Year.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, January 14, 2020 - Two teams from Australia posted qualifying wins here Tuesday to advance to the main draw at this week's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event on this South Pacific island.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 14, 2020 - The All-Japanese High School Championships were played in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza with five-time champs Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku claiming victory in the girls' tournament and Kyoto’s Higashiyama High School in the boys' this weekend.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 – Jean Patry says that France will need to maintain top form after they secured their place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by winning the CEV Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 - From January 5 to 12, the Women's Continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification 2020 was held in Cameroon, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 - The Men's Continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification took place from January 5 to 12 in Egypt, China, Germany, Canada and Chile.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, January 13, 2019 - This week's FIVB World Tour event here at the Cook Islands Volleyball Beach Courts at the village settlement in Nikao is not only a new tournament on the 2019-2020 international beach volleyball calendar, it also marks the first competition in the South Pacific outside of Australia.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 – Following a very successful 2019 for beach volleyball, fans have even more to look forward to 2020 with the Tokyo Olympic Games and the ongoing 2019-2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 – Iran, Venezuela and Canada grabbed the last three available tickets to the men’s Olympic volleyball tournament at Tokyo 2020. On Sunday, these three teams triumphed as winners of their respective continental Olympic qualifiers to receive their Daruma dolls, symbolizing their right to play at the 2020 Games.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 - Turkey defeated Germany, Korea outplayed Thailand and the Dominican Republic dominated Puerto Rico to become the last teams to make the women's volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, grabbing the continental tickets at the Europe, Asia and North & Central America and Caribbean continental qualifiers Sunday evening.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 - After staging an inaugural event this past week in Iran, the FIVB World Tour prepares for a second-straight first-time tournament this week in the South Pacific at Cook Islands starting Tuesday.