More stories

  • in

    Russian national team opposites engage in scoring race

    Russian national team opposites engage in scoring race   Dinamo Krasnodar’s Mariia Khaletskaia spikes past the block of Dinamo Moscow (Photo: Marina Kobzeva, dinamokrasnodar.ru)   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 15, 2020 – Two opposites of the Russian national team engaged in a fierce scoring race as they came face to face in an all-Dinamo clash in […] More

  • in

    Zé Roberto expects challenging start for Brazil at Tokyo 2020

    Zé Roberto expects challenging start for Brazil at Tokyo 2020   Veteran head coach Zé Roberto is heading to his eighth Olympic Games   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 14, 2020 – Heading to his eighth edition of the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo, Brazil’s women’s volleyball national team coach José Roberto Guimarães knows what it […] More

  • in

    Menegatti not taking Tokyo 2020 qualification for granted

    Menegatti not taking Tokyo 2020 qualification for granted   Menegatti played at London 2012 and Rio 2016   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 14, 2020 – Marta Menegatti may be in line for qualification for Tokyo 2020, for what would be her third Olympic Games, but she knows she can’t relax until her place is secured.   The […] More

  • in

    Rising Fornal strikes in Champions League

    Lausanne, Switzerland, February 14, 2020 – Poland’s new rising star, 22-year-old Tomasz Fornal, had his day this week as he led his club Jastrzebskji Wegiel to a monumental win over once mighty Zenit Kazan in the European Champions League and secured his side’s advance to the quarterfinals of the competition. Fornal was named MVP of […] More

  • in

    The rise and rise of Annie Drews

    Lausanne, Switzerland, February 14, 2020 – What a 2019/2020 season it has been for United States player Annie Drews, as she continues to reach new heights for her national and club teams. It is no surprise that Drews is considered one of the best players in the world right now, because of her consistency, her […] More

  • in

    Tokyo 2020 match schedule confirmed

    Tokyo 2020 match schedule confirmed   Rio 2016 silver medallists Italy will feature in the first match of the men’s tournament before reigning Olympic champions Brazil take to the court in the second.   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 13, 2020 – The full match schedule for the men’s and women’s volleyball tournaments at the Olympic Games […] More

  • in

    FIVB leading the way in social media growth

    FIVB leading the way in social media growth     Lausanne, Switzerland, February 13, 2020 – The FIVB’s social media channels have been highlighted for their incredible growth across multiple platforms in a new report published earlier today. The 2019 International Sports Federation Social Media Ranking emphasised the FIVB’s huge rise across Instagram, Facebook and […] More