Tag: Volleyball
-
Plavins and Smedins win in first match since
Stare Jablonki, Poland, August 16, 2012: London 2012 Olympic Games bronze medallists Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins enjoyed a mixed return to action on Thursday, at the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam. The Latvian pair won their opening match against compatriots Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins 21-18, 21-15. However, they slipped to a 21-15, 11-21, 15-13…
-
Khomayakova & Ukolova grab women’s gold
Klagenfurt, Austria, July 24, 2012: Khomayakova, Patience is a virtue and though they had to wait out a day of rain washouts, Russia’s Ekaterina Khomyakova & Evgenia Ukolova patiently poured through a talented field to capture the women’s gold medal Sunday on the final day of the $600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO in…
-
Olympic Games media guides online
Lausanne, July 24, 2012: media guides online, The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is pleased to announce that its two London 2012 Olympic Games media guides for volleyball and beach volleyball respectively are now available online on www.fivb.org. An outstanding reference tool for media, the media guides contain team profiles, the latest facts and figures as…
-
Women’s qualification field set for A1 GS
Gstaad, Switzerland, July 16, 2012: Returning to Austria for one of the one of the singular most popular events held annually on the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour which began its next round Monday in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee with two teams Germany and one from Brazil advancing from country quota playoff matches to…
-
Olympic Games drawing of lots set
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 16, 2012 – Games drawing, The 24 beach volleyball teams per gender set to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games in 11 days’ time will learn who they will face in the opening round when the drawing of lots is held at the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Klagenfurt…
-
Juliana/Larissa ensure double Brazilian delight
Berlin, Germany, July 15, 2012 – Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca became the second Brazilian team to win gold in two days at the smart Grand Slam, Berlin, when they defeated Chen Xue and Zhang Xi in the gold medal match on Sunday. On Saturday their fellow Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti beat Sean…
-
China’s Chen Xue and Xi Zhang claimed their third Moscow title
Moscow, Russia, June 11, 2012 – China’s Chen Xue and Xi Zhang claimed their third Moscow title at the fifth consecutive FIVB SWATCH World Tour Grand Slam in the Russian capital. The first seeded team overpowered USA’s Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in the final on Monday to collect their overall 12th FIVB title and…
-
Germany down Dominican Republic
(FIVB News) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 9, 2012: Germany outplayed the Dominican Republic to claim a straight sets victory 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 in Pool B match of the FIVB World Grand Prix in front of a full crowd at the Santo Domingo Volleyball Palace on Saturday. The German team dominated their opponent from start…
-
Czech Republic bounces back with win against India
FIVB-News, Berlin, Germany, June 9, 2012 – World No. 23 Czech Republic downed No. 30 India in straight sets (25-19, 25-13, 25-23) on the second day of the FIVB Men’s World Qualification Tournament held at the Max-Schmeling hall in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. The victory raised Czech’s record to 1-2, while India dropped to 0-2.…
-
Australia’s Louise Bawden aiming for second Olympics
FIVB-News: Moscow, Russia, June 9, 2012 – Australia’s Louise Bawden is aiming for her second Olympic Games, but this time in a different discipline. The 30-year old athlete from Mitcham competed in Sydney in 2000, but as an indoor volleyball player. Since 2009 she is playing on the FIVB SWATCH Beach Volleyball World Tour. Together…