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    Grbic and Giba receive Olympic honours

    Grbic and Giba receive Olympic honours     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – Volleyball superstars Vladimir Grbic and Gilberto ‘Giba’ Amauri de Godoy Filho visited the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday to add their signatures to a wall of Olympians. Their visit was part of an initiative launched by the […] More

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    Oceania host successful World Tour event

    Oceania host successful World Tour event     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – A truly historic FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event was successfully staged in the Cook Islands last week, making it the first time that the Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA) has hosted an event on the Tour outside of Australia. The […] More

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    Snow Volleyball Commission outlines plans for the future

    Snow Volleyball Commission outlines plans for the future     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – The FIVB Snow Volleyball Commission discussed its strategy for the future when it met for the first time at the FIVB headquarters in Lausanne this week. The newly-formed Commission, chaired by FIVB President, Dr. Ary. S. Graça F°, reflected […] More

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    Egypt and Sudan book second round tickets at 2020 Continental Cup

    Egypt and Sudan book second round tickets at 2020 Continental Cup     Massawa, Eritrea, January 22, 2020 – Egypt and Sudan women’s beach volleyball teams captured second round tickets to the 2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup after they finished first and second respectively at the Women’s Pool 7 tournament held at Gesgum Beach […] More

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    Rwanda and Egypt men's teams through to second round of CAVB Continental Cup

    Massawa, Eritrea, January 21, 2020 – Rwanda and Egypt men’s beach volleyball teams captured second round tickets to the 2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup at Gesgum Beach in Massawa, Eritrea in CAVB Men’s Pool 6 this weekend. Rwanda won the tournament following consecutive victories against hosts Eritrea 2-0 (21-7, 21-16) and 2-0 (21-15, 21-10) in […] More

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    FIVB President impresses at Snow Volleyball Festival

    FIVB President impresses at Snow Volleyball Festival     Lausanne, Switzerland, January 21, 2020 – FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça Fᵒ took to the snow volleyball court this weekend where he participated in an exhibition match alongside volleyball legends.  President Ary Graça, a former indoor volleyball Brazilian national team player and beach volleyball athlete, […] More

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    Georg Grozer: The Endgame

    Georg Grozer: The Endgame   Georg Grozer hits past the France block in Berlin   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 21, 2020 – Prior to the start of the European Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament over a week ago, opposite hitter Georg Grozer said it would be the last time he would play for Germany if they did […] More