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Jan 24, 2020

Becoming a father for the first time and qualifying for an Olympics – Kevin Tillie looks back on the craziest week of his life!

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 24, 2020 - Almost two weeks ago France qualified for their fifth Olympic Games in Berlin and capped off what Kevin Tillie is calling the craziest week of his life. The 29-year-old French outside hitter not only played a pivotal role in his nation's qualification for Tokyo 2020, he also managed to attend the birth of his first child.

Jan 24, 2020

From fact to fiction, volleyball anime Haikyu!! returns

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 24, 2020 - On January 11th, the highly popular Japanese manga series “Haikyu!!” returned to Japanese television networks.

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Jan 24, 2020

Croatia to host the FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup 2020

Zadar was selected following an open and transparent bidding process

Jan 24, 2020

National honours for Girls’ U18 World Championship MVP Mruzik

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 24, 2020 – Jess Mruzik was rewarded for her role in helping the USA win the Egypt 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship when she was named USA Volleyball's National Volleyball Player of the Year.

Jan 22, 2020

Volleyball Nations League Finals: World class volleyball in Turin again

Turin to host the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League from 1-5 July 2020 at PalaAlpitour

Jan 22, 2020

Julius Brink: It was a dream come true

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – Olympic beach volleyball players Julius Brink and Madelein Meppelink will now be able to add OLY lettering to their names thanks to an initiative led by the World Olympians Association (WOA) and supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.

Jan 22, 2020

Grbic and Giba receive Olympic honours

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2020 – Volleyball superstars Vladimir Grbic and Gilberto ‘Giba’ Amauri de Godoy Filho visited the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday to add their signatures to a wall of Olympians.

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Jan 19, 2020

FIVB celebrates World Snow Day with successful conclusion of Snow Volleyball Festival

The ninth edition of World Snow Day featured 363 events and activities in 45 countries around the world

Jan 18, 2020

Snow Volleyball Festival a hit on the Swiss Alps

Sports fans filled the venue throughout the day alongside members of the Olympic Movement

Jan 14, 2020

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

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 with five-time champs Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku claiming victory in the girls' tournament and Kyoto’s Higashiyama High School in the boys' this weekend.

Jan 13, 2020

Patry calls on France to maintain form after booking Tokyo 2020 spot

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 – Jean Patry says that France will need to maintain top form after they secured their place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by winning the CEV Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification tournament.

Jan 13, 2020

Women’s Continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification 2020 – Results

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 13, 2020 - From January 5 to 12, the Women's Continental Tokyo Volleyball Qualification 2020 was held in Cameroon, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.