Lausanne, Switzerland, January 2, 2020 – The year 2019 was packed with breathtaking men’s volleyball action, and here are some of our favourite photographs from the last 12 months of international competition.
Libero Mohammadreza Hazratpourtalatappeh jumps for joy as Iran beat Russia in front of a packed crowd at Al Ghadir Sports Complex during the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Urmia, Iran, June 16).
Slovenia completes its mission to win the FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in front of their home fans and be among the world’s best teams in the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 7).
Russia celebrate their second consecutive Volleyball Nations League title after beating hosts USA in the final at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois (Chicago, United States, July 14).
The Iranian players bow down after a 3-2 win over Italy to win the FIVB U21 World Championship (Manama, Bahrain, July 27).
Italy showed tough net defence against Russia to win the FIVB U19 World Championship (Tunis, Tunisia, August 31).
Nineteen-year-old Yuji Nishida of Japan knows how to electrify a huge crowd with his high-flying attacks like this one against Poland in the FIVB Volleyball World Cup (Fukuoka, Japan, October 2).
Poland captain Michal Kubiak leaps back over the LED panels after saving a ball during the FIVB World Cup in Japan (Hiroshima, Japan, October 13).
Brazilian setter Fernando Gil Kreling makes a foot save in their match against Italy in the FIVB World Cup (Hiroshima, Japan, October 15).
Cucine Lube Civitanova’s Osmany Juantorena looking so focused in their final match against Sada Cruzeiro in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship (Betim, Brazil, December 8).
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