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    Legal Commission praises the FIVB’s principles of transparency and good governance

    Legal Commission praises the FIVB’s principles of transparency and good governance     Lausanne, Switzerland, February 3, 2020 – The FIVB Legal Commission met via videoconference on Friday, to discuss the latest FIVB legal matters and ensure that all legal affairs continue to follow the federation’s principles of transparency and good governance. One of the […] More

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    Venezuela move forward in Continental Cup

    Pocitos, Uruguay, February 3, 2020 – The field is set for the Final Round of the Men’s Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in South America as Venezuela triumphed in the semifinal round this weekend in Pocitos, Uruguay, and will join Argentina, Brazil and Chile from June 22-28. The Venezuelans, who are trying to qualify for the […] More

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    FIVB launches Referee Resource Centre for aspiring officials

    FIVB launches Referee Resource Centre for aspiring officials     Lausanne, Switzerland, February 3, 2020 – The FIVB has opened access to the Referee Resource Centre for all up-and-coming referees to assist in their development. As part of the FIVB’s ongoing commitment to referee education, the Referee Resource Centre is the FIVB’s online educational programme, […] More

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    First 2020 women's FIVB World Tour event set for Cambodia

    First 2020 women’s FIVB World Tour event set for Cambodia   Australians Nicole Laird (left) and Becchara Palmer will be the featured pair at the nchor Beach Volleyball Carnival in Siem Reap.   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 1, 2020 – After the men opened the 2020 portion of the 2019-2020 FIVB World Tour calendar last month […] More

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    FIVB launches advanced World Ranking System

    FIVB launches advanced World Ranking System     Lausanne, Switzerland, February 1, 2020 – The FIVB’s new and improved World Ranking System will come into action today, ensuring a more accurate and reactive system than ever before. All results from 1 January 2019 will contribute to establishing each senior teams’ world ranking, which will be […] More

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    Pools confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball tournament

    Pools confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic volleyball tournament   The women’s national team of Japan in action during the 2019 FIVB World Cup   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 31, 2020 – The pool composition for the men’s and women’s volleyball tournaments at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been confirmed. The 12 qualified teams per gender […] More

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    TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION PROCESS – Volleyball

    TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION PROCESS – Volleyball   Hosts Brazil defeated Italy to claim gold at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 31, 2020 – Find out how the men’s and women’s volleyball teams reached the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. MEN’S QUALIFICATION As hosts, Japan were the first […] More

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    What is Gabi's secret?

    What is Gabi’s secret?     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 31, 2020 – A key player for Brazil and for her club VakifBank Istanbul of Turkey, Gabriela ‘Gabi’ Guimaraes was one of the stars of the FIVB’s flagship competitions in 2019, including the FIVB Volleyball Nations League, FIVB Volleyball World Cup and FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club […] More