Having won the men's Olympic volleyball title on home soil in Rio five years ago, defending champions Brazil are determined that their fifth consecutive medal will be another golden one.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed the Czech pair of Markéta Nausch-Sluková and Barbora Hermannová have been marked as "did not start" at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after the former tested positive for COVID-19.
Volleyball World has announced a new partnership with the aim of driving improvements in Italy’s professional volleyball leagues' media rights deals.
The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) has launched an investigation into whether members of its delegation for the delayed Olympic Games here adhered to the strict COVID-19 measures after another two athletes tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
A Czech beach volleyball coach residing in the Olympic Village for Tokyo 2020 has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after a player from the country was confirmed to have contracted the virus.
Czech beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič will miss his opening match at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and could be ruled out of the entire event after he became the third athlete to test positive for COVID-19 in the Olympic Village.
Italy defeated Serbia in straight sets to win the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Under-20 World Championship in Rotterdam.
Italy will face Serbia in the final of the International Volleyball Federation Women’s Under-20 World Championship after both sides won their last four encounters in Rotterdam.
The Netherlands overcame the United States in five sets to earn a place in the semi-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Under-20 World Championship, eliminating the Americans in the process.
Russia stunned the United States to keep their International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Under-20 World Championship title hopes alive, while Italy and Serbia booked places in the semi-finals.
The Netherlands, the United States, Italy and Serbia all remain undefeated at the International Volleyball Federation Women's Under-20 World Championship.
Winners of the first round of pools were confirmed today on the third day of competition at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Volleyball Under 20 World Championship in The Netherlands and Belgium.
Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa will head to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with the ideal confidence-booster after winning the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour four-star event in Gstaad.
Stefan Boesmans and Yorick de Groot of The Netherlands beat Qatar’s Cherif Younousse Samba and Ahmed Tijan to win their first Beach Volleyball World Tour event as a pairing in Gstaad in Switzerland.
Serbia secured the top spot in Pool B at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women's Under-20 World Championship with wins over hosts Belgium and the Dominican Republic.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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