FIVB

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 25, 2020 - Led by gold medal winners Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos of Brazil and Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States, 10 teams that participated in the beach volleyball competition at past Olympic Games enjoyed FIVB podium-topping successes during the last seven days in October during World Tour history.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil, October 25, 2020 – Winning titles has never really been a problem for Brazilian national team captain Bruno Rezende and it didn’t take long for the 34-year-old setter to secure the first one with his new team EMS Taubate Funvic.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 24, 2020 – Miller Pata started her career with nothing but ambition. Representing the island of Vanuatu, she broke through the ranks of the world’s elite beach volleyball athletes to make a name for herself in the sport.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2020 – The FIVB is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of CEV Honorary Member and former French Volleyball Federation President Jacques Shaw at the age of 87.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2020 – The FIVB is deeply saddened by the loss of long-time General Secretary of the Mexican Volleyball Federation, Professor Rafael Anaya Galindo, who made invaluable contributions to the development of volleyball throughout the country.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2020 – The Lithuanian Volleyball Federation (LTF) recently concluded its coach the coaches programme, delivered via the FIVB Development Projects Platform 2019, which has helped develop the expertise and knowledge of young coaches in the country.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2020 - In Brazil's long and illustrious volleyball history, Praia Clube of Uberlandia may well be considered the 'new kid on the block', but they've already made their mark both at home and internationally and are well on their way for more grand things.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2020 - Korea and their superstar Kim Yeon Koung are on stage to entertain fans across the globe on the Volleyball World YouTube full match replays, with matches from the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.

Uberlandia, Brazil, October 23, 2020 – Itambe Minas recovered from a first-set loss to secure their seventh Mineiro Championship title as the Brazilian club posted a 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-12, 25-22) victory against in-state rivals Dentil Praia Clube at the Sabiazinho Arena, in Uberlandia.

Moscow, Russia, October 22, 2020 – Bulgarian star Tsvetan Sokolov put in another brilliant performance on Wednesday to help keep Dinamo Moscow’s Superliga record in impeccable condition. The 2.06m-tall opposite was the best scorer in his team’s fourth consecutive straight-set win since the start of the new season.

Bangkok, Thailand, October 22, 2020 – The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) successfully hosted five Zonal Association meetings via videoconference yesterday, which also included the elections of Zonal Presidents and AVC Board Members.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 22, 2020 – The 2020 beach volleyball season has looked nothing like what Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson had envisioned.

Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2020 - The first weekend of action in the Japanese V1 Women's League took place on Saturday and Sunday with ten matches played across the two days.

Thessaloniki, Greece, October 21, 2020 - As Maria Tsiartsiani celebrates the 40th birthday here today with a big cake at a family dinner, she and her husband Christoph Dieckmann will be remembering their past beach volleyball accomplishments as both are two-time Olympic participants.

Bauru, Brazil, October 21, 2020 – An outstanding performance by star opposite Tandara Caixeta helped Brazilian club Osasco Audax win the Paulista Championship for the 15th time on Tuesday at the Panela de Pressao arena in Bauru.

Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 20, 2020 – Cuban national team middle blocker Jessica Aguilera Carbajal has signed with Maritza Plovdiv for the upcoming season in the European Champions League and Bulgaria’s National Volleyball League.

Tokyo, Japan, October 20, 2020 - Play in the Japanese V1 Men’s League started on October 17 in five different venues.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 20, 2020 – Experience and youth combine well in sport, but not always as well as Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa's partnership over the last four years.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 20, 2020 – The 2020-2021 season marks the start of a new era for SESC as the volleyball team has united forces with popular Brazilian club Flamengo. The partnership started on the right foot as the team coached by legendary Bernardo Rezende won the Carioca Championship on Monday.

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 19, 2020 - He's picked up almost every award available in Africa and a few more further afield; he's been sought after by clubs across the world; but the stalwart opposite Ahmed 'Salah' Abdelhay has remained true to his home country of Egypt and the club of his roots Al Ahly of Cairo.