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    Five Olympic vacancies at stake as five continental qualifiers set for kick-off

    Five Olympic vacancies at stake as five continental qualifiers set for kick-off   Cuba shut out Mexico in an intercontinental qualifier in Russia; they will meet again in the continental qualifier in Canada   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 3, 2020 – The five vacancies in the men’s volleyball tournament of the 2020 Olympic Games that are […] More

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    2020 opens with Olympic qualifying volleyball extravaganza

    Lausanne, Switzerland, January 3, 2020 – The New Year begins with a bang just a few days into 2020, as action picks up across the globe with the last five tickets to the women’s volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming up for grabs. Five qualification tournaments at continental level, starting as of Sunday, […] More

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    2019 Social media stars of Volleyball World – Part 3

    2019 Social media stars of Volleyball World – Part 3 | FIVB – Press release Language Javascript Requis sur ce site et flash player 8 NEWS 2019 Social media stars of Volleyball World – Part 3   Brazil’s Gabriela ‘Gabi’ Guimaraes is one of the players who shone in 2019, as we look back at […] More

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    2019 Review: Photos we liked in men’s volleyball

    Lausanne, Switzerland, January 2, 2020 – The year 2019 was packed with breathtaking men’s volleyball action, and here are some of our favourite photographs from the last 12 months of international competition. Libero Mohammadreza Hazratpourtalatappeh jumps for joy as Iran beat Russia in front of a packed crowd at Al Ghadir Sports Complex during the […] More

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    2019 Review: Imoco break Turkish domination at Women’s Club Worlds

    2019 Review: Imoco break Turkish domination at Women’s Club Worlds   Paola Egonu in action for Imoco Volley Conegliano at Shaoxing 2019   Lausanne, Switzerland, December 31, 2019 – Imoco Volley Conegliano triumphed with the trophy in their maiden FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship appearance and became the first Italian team to claim the […] More

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    2019 Review: Lube conquer world on third attempt

    2019 Review: Lube conquer world on third attempt   Osmany Juantorena in action for Cucine Lube Civitanova at Betim 2019   Lausanne, Switzerland, December 31, 2019 – Having settled for silver at their previous two attempts to conquer the world, in 2017 and in 2018, Italy’s Cucine Lube Civitanova finally topped the podium of the […] More

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    2019 Review: Photos we liked in women’s volleyball

    Lausanne, Switzerland, December 31, 2019 – Take a look at some of our favourite photographs from 2019 as we review an unforgettable year in women’s volleyball. Poland’s Malwina Smarzek was a smashing success at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League, hitting past the 30-point mark multiple times to lead her team to reach the final round […] More