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    Girls' U18 and Boys' U19 national team players shine at Japanese High School Championships

    Girls’ U18 and Boys’ U19 national team players shine at Japanese High School Championships   Japan celebrate fifth place at the Girls’ U18 World Championship in Egypt in 2019   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 14, 2020 – The All-Japanese High School Championships were played in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza […] More

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    Cook Islands host South Pacific's first-ever World Tour event

    Cook Islands host South Pacific’s first-ever World Tour event   Brendon Heath (right) with Greg Lindsay at a 2009 FIVB World Tour event in Rome   Rarotonga, Cook Islands, January 13, 2019 – This week’s FIVB World Tour event here at the Cook Islands Volleyball Beach Courts at the village settlement in Nikao is not […] More

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    Tokyo 2020 highlight of Beach Volleyball 2020 season

    Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 – Following a very successful 2019 for beach volleyball, fans have even more to look forward to 2020 with the Tokyo Olympic Games and the ongoing 2019-2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The beach volleyball tournament at Tokyo 2020 will take place on 25 July – 8 August. The competition […] More

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    Daruma doll for Iran!

    Daruma doll for Iran!   Iranian team triumph with the Daruma doll   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 – Iran defeated hosts China in the final of continental Olympic qualification tournament in Jiangmen and grabbed the single available Asian ticket to Tokyo 2020. Iran earned the right to represent the home continent, alongside hosts Japan, […] More

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    Turkey, Korea grab latest tickets to Tokyo 2020

    Turkey, Korea grab latest tickets to Tokyo 2020   Turkey celebrate with the Daruma doll they received for qualifying to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, after beating Germany in the final of the European qualifiers, Sunday evening.   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 – Turkey outplayed Germany and Korea defeated Thailand to become the latest […] More

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    World Tour prepares for second-straight inaugural event

    World Tour prepares for second-straight inaugural event   The Cook Islands host its first-ever FIVB World Tour event starting Tuesday featuring the likes of Sam O’Dea and Griffin Muller from New Zealand   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 12, 2020 – After staging an inaugural event this past week in Iran, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour […] More

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    Nick Hoag: There's no words for this game

    Nick Hoag: There’s no words for this game   Nick Hoag and teammates celebrate victory against Cuba   Vancouver, Canada, January 11, 2020 – The Canadian Men rallied from dropping the first two sets to defeat Cuba 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-9) at the NORCECA Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournament in Vancouver. Canada is now […] More