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Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2020 - German blocker Maggie Kozuch says that if she could sum up 2019 in five words they would be: 'honeymoon', 'hard work', 'frustration', 'struggle' and 'connection'.

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2020 – Javad Karimisouchelmaei is a promising young setter from the Iranian men’s national team waiting for his turn to shine.

Istanbul, Turkey, June 2, 2020 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey yesterday announced that national team volleyball player, Bahar Toksoy Guidetti, and women’s national volleyball team head coach, Giovanni Guidetti, are its Gender Equality Advocates.

Kemerovo, Russia, June 2, 2020 – The 2020 bronze medallists of the men’s Superliga, Kuzbass Kemerovo, announced two big international names as new incoming transfers. Italian star Ivan Zaytsev and reigning European champion with Serbia Petar Krsmanovic highlight recently confirmed news from the Russian market.

Litomerice, Czechia, June 2, 2020 – Czech beach volleyball players were probably envied by their counterparts around the world this past weekend as the European country restarted competition after the global suspension of play caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2, 2020 - Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan were live on Facebook to answer your questions and discuss the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Don't miss the reunited world champions as they discuss all things beach volleyball!

Contagem, Brazil, June 2, 2020 – The 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup Most Valuable Player will defend different colours in the next club season as Brazilian opposite Alan de Souza is moving from SESI to Sada Cruzeiro.

Rome, Italy, June 1, 2020 – Alessandro Fei may well have announced his retirement from life as a professional volleyball player, but the three-time Olympic medal winner will remain active in the sport as team manager of his last club Gas Sales Piacenza.

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 1, 2020 - Turkey's formidable middle blocker Eda Erdem has been leading her country's national team and her club of Fenerbahce Istanbul for a decade now, playing a critical role in both teams' international and domestic successes.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 1, 2020 – Julieta Lazcano was already an experienced player when she represented Argentina at the Rio 2016 Olympics. At the age of 27 at the time, she had played professionally in Italy and France and had appeared in some major international tournaments, such as the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championships, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup and the Pan-American Games. But it was still hard for her and her teammates to control their emotions during their time in Brazil.

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2020 - It's all about matches going to five sets in this week's replays on the Volleyball World YouTube channel. Be part of the excitement and join us as of 5.00 GMT for your dose of tiebreak action.

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2020 – Considering they weren’t sure how long they were going to be playing together, Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson can certainly look back without any regrets on their decision to extend their partnership on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Utrecht, Netherlands, 31 May, 2020 - The Dutch indoor and beach volleyball national team players are using lockdown as an opportunity to promote sport in schools across the Netherlands through the SchoolVolley+ initiative.

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2020 - Full match replays continue across the FIVB’s channels. Join us this week on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel and on Facebook for streams from the Round of 32 of the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna, Austria.


Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2020 - During a seven-day period where 27 FIVB gold medals were awarded, including to Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Agatha Bednarczuk of Brazil in Ostrava, the May 31-June 6 period also notes a 50th birthday this Thursday for Sergey Ermishin, one of the first Russians to reach an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour beach volleyball podium.

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 30, 2020 – The Fab Five have inspired a lasting revolution in Thailand bringing the volleyball culture to the forefront of their country’s consciousness and raising their profile further on the world stage with their distinctive style and game.

Belgrade, Serbia, May 30, 2020 – Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, currently the world’s No. 1 ranked men’s singles player, expressed his support and love for volleyball via his official Facebook page.

Litomerice, Czechia, May 30, 2020 – The highest-ranked Czech duo of Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova are ready to get back to competitive action after being forced into a long break by the coronavirus pandemic. They will return to the sand this weekend in Litomerice.

Trento, Italy, May 29, 2020 – Hard work and commitment in training are the keys to success according to 2018 club world champion Uros Kovacevic.

Lausanne, Switzerland, May 29, 2020 – The Iron Hammer, a documentary about Lang Ping’s amazing success story in volleyball, is set to premiere on June 7 on YouTube.