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    Mexican rising star Bricio joins Dinamo Kazan

    Kazan, Russia, April 30, 2020 – Mexican outside hitter Samantha Bricio is set to play in a new league next season as the 25-year-old player has signed a contract with reigning Russian champions Dinamo Kazan. Bricio, a product of the University of Southern California in the United States, will play for the first time in […] More

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    Leon ready to make dreams come true with Poland

    Lausanne, Switzerland, April 30, 2020 – Winning an Olympic gold medal is the main dream of virtually every volleyball player in the planet, but for Polish outside hitter Wilfredo Leon that’s just one part of all he wants to accomplish at the international level. The 26-year-old Cuban-born player joined the European team as recently as […] More

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    Veljkovic driven by love of volleyball

    Veljkovic driven by love of volleyball   An emotional Stefana Veljkovic during the 2018 World Championship final   Trento, Italy, April 29, 2020 – A three-time Olympian and current world champion, Serbia’s Stefana Veljkovic is entirely motivated by her love of volleyball. “I love volleyball. That love is the only thing that motivates me, and […] More

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    Mol and Sorum live on Facebook at 8.00 GMT on Thursday

    Read more:Beachvolley Vikings Mol and Sorum are Team of the Week Sorum and Mol were also voted the Most Outstanding Team of the Year in 2019 after winning gold at 4-star events in Las Vegas, Itapema, Jinjiang, Ostrava and Tokyo, and at 5-star Beach Major Series tournaments in Gstaad and Vienna. They were crowned European […] More

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    Esteban Grimalt’s unique journey

    Linares, Chile, April 29, 2020 – Esteban Grimalt was born to a true volleyball family and has made the sport his life. The relationship between the most accomplished beach volleyball player in Chile’s history and the sport, however, has not always been idyllic. Members of the Grimalt family have represented Chile in international volleyball for […] More

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    Ten years later, Kosheleva reminisces about World Championship title

    Ten years later, Kosheleva reminisces about World Championship title   Tatyana Kosheleva in action during the 2010 World Championship final against Brazil   Kaliningrad, Russia, April 28, 2020 – One of Russia’s big volleyball stars, Tatyana Kosheleva, has reminisced about her life-long memories of the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan, where she […] More

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    German captain Hanke announces the end of her career

    Schwerin, Germany, April 27, 2020 – Germany women’s national team will have to continue its upwards trajectory at the international volleyball scene without its main setter and leader as Denise Hanke has announced the end of her playing career. In an interview with the German Federation website, the 30-year-old setter announced her decision to leave […] More