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Long Beach, California, USA, August 8, 2020 - The question said it all. It said more than Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena’s two consecutive wins at the AVP Champions Cup in Long Beach, California.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 8, 2020 – Lucia Fresco is part of a generation that has changed the course of women’s volleyball in Argentina. A key member of the country’s national team since 2009, the 29-year-old opposite has helped Las Panteras (The Panthers, in Spanish) to some of their most meaningful results to date.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 7, 2020 – The FIVB Medical Commission, has developed guidelines to help Continental Confederations, National Federations and National Leagues create a safe environment to restart volleyball and beach volleyball activities, but only if permitted by local health and government authorities.

Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2020 – Star opposite Benjamin Patch is set to continue as Berlin Recycling Volleys’ main scorer after the 26-year-old American signed a new contract with the German club that will keep him in the country’s capital during the 2020-2021 club season.

Orange, NSW, Australia, August 7, 2020 - Three-time Olympian Louise Bawden is back home in Australia today celebrating her 39th birthday along with enjoying motherhood after the arrival of her son in May.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 7, 2020 – Volleyball is played widely in Tanzania and often enjoyed by locals outdoors.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 6, 2020 - The Volleyball World YouTube channel brings you this weekend some of the best action from the 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship in full match replays.

Kazan, Russia, August 6, 2020 – One of the most popular members of the Russian women’s volleyball national team, Irina Koroleva, was the third guest of the fun series of online video interviews, called #Sborniki (#Сборники in Russian, which translates to #NationalTeamers), run on the @RUSVolleyTeam social media channels dedicated to the Russian national teams. She was obviously in a great mood and offered a lot of laughs to the viewers.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 6, 2020 - The volleyball world is poorer after the passing away, last week, of legendary Yugoslavia international Branko Luzanin, at the age of 85, in his hometown of Kikinda, north of Belgrade.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 6, 2020 – Germany’s top pair and Qinzhou 3-star winners Karla Borger and Julia Sude asked each other questions in a Facebook Live session last week.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 5, 2020 – Japanese outside spiker Tatsuya Fukuzawa and French club Paris Volley reached an agreement to renew his contract for the 2020-2021 season.

Rome, Italy, August 5, 2020 – Simone Giannelli has endured a frustrating few months without volleyball, but the Italian remains resolute in the ambitions for the season ahead.

Krasnodar, Russia, August 5, 2020 – Three names from Russia’s gold medal winning 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship squad highlight recent news from the transfer market in the women’s Superliga.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 4, 2020 - After a 136-day break, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour resumed play this past weekend in Ljubljana, Slovenia with teams from Denmark and Italy topping the podium in the 13th event on the 2019-2020 international beach volleyball calendar. The next events on the World Tour are scheduled to take place in Baden, Austria (August 20-23) and Montpellier, France (August 25-29).

Bauru, Brazil, August 4, 2020 – SESI Volei Bauru will have a familiar face leading their backcourt efforts in 2020-2021 as the Brazilian club have signed Dominican Republic star libero Brenda Castillo back to their roster.

Tel Aviv, Israel, August 3, 2020 – Mr Asher Kaso was elected as the new President of the Israel Volleyball Association (IVA) on Sunday night, and will now lead the country’s volleyball family for the next four years.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 3, 2020 – Beach volleyball partnerships are often compared to marriages. As with any interpersonal relationship, they can either be short-lived or last for a long time. For Spanish duo Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira, it has certainly been the latter.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 3, 2020 – Nataliya Goncharova is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable faces in Russian volleyball. Well known for her scoring prowess, leadership skills and charismatic vision, the 31-year-old Russian national team and Dinamo Moscow opposite is Volleyball World's Player of the Week.

Lausanne, Switzerland, August 3, 2020 – FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° today wrapped up a three-part video series dedicated to development support, addressing both Olympic Solidarity grants and the importance of reinvesting money from the Olympic Games back into sport.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 3, 2020 - After spending her past three birthdays in Vienna, Barbara Seixas has the opportunity to spend her 33rd at home, but the World Championship beach volleyball player would much rather be traveling and celebrating.