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    IOC President praises FIVB in historic joint meeting

    The meeting was the first to be held between the IOC Executive Board and the FIVB Executive Committee, and volleyball also became the first International Federation to hold a joint meeting with the IOC at their new headquarters, which was officially opened in June, 2019.   FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça Fᵒ shared important […] More

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    Mikasa President joins FIVB Executive Committee

    Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland, December 4, 2019 – Mikasa President, Mr. Yuji Saeki, has been appointed as a Co-Opted Member of the FIVB Executive Committee after accepting the position offered by FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F°. The FIVB has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Mikasa for more than 50 years, with […] More

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    Juantorena enjoying Lube’s success alongside his Cuban brothers

    Juantorena enjoying Lube’s success alongside his Cuban brothers   Osmany Juantorena, Yoandy Leal and Robertlandy Simon form the core of Lube Civitanova’s strong team   Betim, Brazil, December 4, 2019 – The year of 2019 has been virtually flawless for Italy’s Cucine Lube Civitanova so far. The team triumphed in both the Italian League and […] More

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    Tatiana Kosheleva back in fighting form in Shaoxing

    Shaoxing, China, December 3, 2019 – A fully-recovered Tatiana Kosheleva senses a strong positive initiative for her new club Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship, where they opened their campaign with a four-set win over last year’s runners-up Itambe Minas of Brazil. Arguably one of the best outside […] More

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    Dominant Sada Cruzeiro crushes Zenit in Club Worlds debut

    Dominant Sada Cruzeiro crushes Zenit in Club Worlds debut   Evandro Guerra scored 16 points in the victory of the Brazilians   Betim, Brazil, December 3, 2019 – Hosts Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei came out on top of the rematch of the 2015 and 2016 finals of the FIVB Men’s Club World Championship as the Brazilian […] More

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    Men's Club World Championship – Schedule and results

    Betim, Brazil, December 3, 2019 – The 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship is held in Betim, Brazil from December 3 to 8 and features four of the world’s leading clubs including hosts Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (Brazil), Al-Rayyan Sports Club (Qatar), Cucine Lube Civitanova (Italy) and Zenit Kazan (Russia). Schedule and […] More

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    Egonu leads Imoco Volley Conegliano to smashing debut in Shaoxing

    Shaoxing, China, December 3, 2019 – Paola Egonu showed all her might scoring 29 points to help her team win their opening match in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship on Tuesday at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre. The Italian club defeated two-time world champions Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul of Turkey in a four-set […] More

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    Marcus Vinicius: “It's the biggest tournament of my career”

    Marcus Vinicius: “It’s the biggest tournament of my career”   Brazilian Marcus Vinicius de Souza receives during the Men’s Club World Championship   Betim, Brazil, December 3, 2019 – The last time Marcus Vinicius Costa played a volleyball match in Brazil was back in 2014, but the 25-year-old outside hitter is back at his home […] More