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    Second gold medal for Australians McHugh & Schumann

    Second gold medal for Australians McHugh & Schumann   Australian winners in Phnom Penh were Damien Schumann (left) and Christopher McHugh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2020 – For the second-straight week, Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann have topped an international podium as the Australians collected their second FIVB World Tour gold medal here […] More

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    Jaja Santiago: Standing tall for my country

    “Ending the season with a podium finish in the Japan V.League was very fulfilling as an athlete. All the hard work and sacrifices that my team Ageo Medics made were worth it in the end. “As a Filipina volleyball player, it was really an overwhelming experience. It was an honour to represent my country and […] More

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    McHugh & Schumann avenge Phnom Penh pool play setback

    McHugh & Schumann avenge Phnom Penh pool play setback   Australia Damien Schumann (right) hits the Mikasa past Denmark’s Mads Rosager   Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 22, 2020 – Top-seeded Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann scored a pair of elimination wins here Saturday in the Cambodia capital at the Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival highlighted by […] More

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    Pavan and Humana-Paredes – Talking with the world champions

    Pavan and Humana-Paredes – Talking with the world champions     Lausanne, Switzerland, February 22, 2020 – In the first of a series of articles on the world champions, Canadian defender Melissa Humana-Paredes speaks about winning the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg in 2019, when her partnership with Sarah Pavan turned a corner […] More

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    Thaisa leads Itambé Minas to South American three-peat

    Thaisa leads Itambé Minas to South American three-peat   Thaisa jumps to score a point against Dentil Praia Clube   Uberlândia, Brazil, February 22, 2020 – Itambé Minas secured their third-straight Women’s Club South American Championship title on Friday as the Brazilian side counted on a dominant performance of star middle blocker Thaisa Menezes to […] More

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    Youth Olympic champions Ahman & Hellvig outlast experienced pairs in Phnom Penh

    Youth Olympic champions Ahman & Hellvig outlast experienced pairs in Phnom Penh   Swedish teenagers David Åhman (left) and Jonatan Hellvig posted two wins Friday at the Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 21, 2020 – Swedish teenagers David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig outlasted a pair of experienced […] More

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    Yasemin Guveli fires up Eczacibasi in Champions League

    Lausanne, Switzerland, February 21, 2020 – Yasemin Guveli has been pivotal in this year’s aspirations of Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul, massively helping the Turkish side in advancing to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League, as well as in leading the race in the Turkish League. The 21-year-old middle blocker bagged an impressive nine blocks in […] More

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    Miguel López carries UPCN to victory in Argentinean derby

    San Juan, Argentina, February 21, 2020 – Club Bolivar’s 15-match winning streak in the 2019-2020 Argentinean Volleyball League came to an end at the hands of UPCN Voley, who were boosted by a spectacular performance by Miguel López to down their rivals 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21) on Thursday evening at the Aldo Cantoni Arena, […] More