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    FIVB Communication Commission discusses future digital trends amid plans for Tokyo 2020 and other major events

    Lausanne, Switzerland, January 31, 2020 – The FIVB Communication Commission finalised plans for the 2020 volleyball and beach volleyball seasons when it met via videoconference this week. The meeting focused on updating members of the Commission about the recent changes within the FIVB, including the introduction of the new World Ranking system and the principles […] More

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    Happy Birthday Yuji Nishida!

    Happy Birthday Yuji Nishida!     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 2020 – We won’t let this day pass without greeting one of Volleyball World’s rising stars – Japan’s Yuji Nishida! The now 20-year-old Nishida was named Best Opposite at last year’s FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup and was the competition’s leading server. This clip shows […] More

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    Maja Aleksic – Tips on blocking

    Maja Aleksic – Tips on blocking   Maja Aleksic (14) at the block for Serbia   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 2020 – Her country’s most efficient blocker during the Preliminary Round of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League with an average of 0.89 per set, Serbia’s Maja Aleksic spoke to fivb.com about the art of […] More

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    27 African countries advance in Continental Cup action

    27 African countries advance in Continental Cup action     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2020 – With the FIVB World Tour in the midst of a two-week break before resuming competition in Cambodia, qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games continues as the field for the African men’s and women’s Continental Cup sub zonal phase […] More

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    Level of refereeing and technological innovation praised at the Refereeing and Rules of the Game Commission

    Level of refereeing and technological innovation praised at the Refereeing and Rules of the Game Commission     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2020 – The FIVB Refereeing and Rules of the Game Commission expressed its delight with the standard of refereeing at the FIVB’s events throughout 2019, as well as the quality of technological advancements […] More

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    Future Spike students meet Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul idols

    Future Spike students meet Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul idols   Eczacıbasi VitrA players including the USA’s Carli Lloyd (facing, centre) train in Istanbul watched by participants in the Future Spike programme   Istanbul, Turkey, January 29, 2020 – As many as two hundred young students of the Future Spike programme were given the opportunity to mingle […] More

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    Team comes first for USA’s Aaron Russell

    Team comes first for USA’s Aaron Russell   Aaron Russell in action for Team USA   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 28, 2020 – Recently elected Co-Player of the Year by USA Volleyball, alongside Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell spoke to fivb.com during the FIVB Volleyball World Cup last October about playing for the United States, sharing his […] More

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    Watch great Egonu kills!

    Watch great Egonu kills!     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 28, 2020 – Paola Egonu really knows how to make the kill! The Imoco Volley Conegliano star scored 33 points in total against Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul to help her club to victory in the final of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship in December. […] More