Information courtesy of volleyball.org.au The Australian team to compete at the 15th Asian Women’s U18 Volleyball Championship in June has been announced. The team was finalised following a rigorous selection camp held at the Australian Institute of Sport. The five-day camp concluded on Sunday and involved 41 talented athletes. Guiding and selecting the team were five dedicated coaches: Kathryn Chen (VIC), Tamsin Hinchley (VIC), Danusia Sipa-Borgeaud (SA), Britney Carlson (NSW) and Russell Borgeaud. Assisting them on the court were Volleyroos captain Mikaela Stevens and Australian Volleyball A ..read more

FIVB.com reflects on the federation’s remarkable history The FIVB continues to uphold the highest standards of governance The FIVB is bringing the sport of volleyball to new heights, through the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment programme and the FIVB Volleyball Foundation In addition to the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the FIVB has an exciting calendar ahead with several major events lined up As the FIVB marks its 77th anniversary, it can reflect on its incredible journey so far, volleyball’s transformation into a global sport and the exciting future ahead. A Rich History The FIVB was founded in Par ..read more

The global Volleyball Family remains united in its mission to protect clean sport The FIVB proudly celebrates Play True Day 2024, reiterating its commitment to clean sport The International Testing Agency continues to manage the FIVB’s global anti-doping programme, with the partnership proving to be a great success In 2023, more than 400 tests were performed, evenly divided by gender, involving approximately 300 athletes, and less than 1% of the test results were positive   The FIVB proudly stands alongside the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and global sports community in celebrating P ..read more

FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries from New Zealand also claim two medals at Samila Open in Thailand Australia claims two gold medals a bronze at AVC Beach Tour event in Thailand New Zealand picks up a silver and a bronze at Samila Open in Songkhla  Teams from Australia and New Zealand, whose federations benefit from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support for their national beach volleyball teams, collected five of the six medals at the Samila Open in Songkhla, Thailand, a stop on the continental AVC Beach Tour. Australia’s Jasmine Fleming & Georgia Johnson and Paul Burnet ..read more

Bangkok, Thailand, April 19, 2024 – Star spiker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, captain of Vietnam women’s national volleyball team, will spearhead VTV Binh Dien Long An’s challenge at the 14th VTV9 Binh Dien Cup International Women’s Volleyball Cup 2024, which will be held at Buon Ma Thoat in Dak Lak, Vietnam from May 11 to 19. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy to lead VTV Binh Dien Long An this time The tournament got off the ground in 2006 and has been held continually, but was cancelled in 2009. Over the 13 editions, the tournament has been highly praised by professionals for its organisation and the quality of p ..read more

Information and photo courtesy of volleyball.org.au Volleyball Australia announced the athletes who will represent Australia at the upcoming Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships in Roi Et, Thailand from May 1-5, 2024. The teams will compete in the highly anticipated event, showcasing the best young talent in the region. The selected athletes for the two women’s teams are: Jasmine Rayner (QLD) / Cameron Zajer (SA) Lara Maric (QLD) / Mireille Smith (NSW) The selected athletes for the two men’s teams are: Killian Donovan (NSW) / Jett Rocker-Graham (NSW) Finley Bennett (SA ..read more

Egonu, Zhu and Buijs are some of the players set to return to the tournament after missing it out in 2023 The last international tournament before the start of the Paris Olympics, the Volleyball Nations League 2024 will feature the biggest stars of the sport as the rosters for the 16 women’s national teams that will compete in the tournament were revealed. Set to take the volleyball elite to the highly-anticipated Finals in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 20-23, the VNL will visit five different countries during the Preliminary Phase, which will be played from May 14-June 16. Watch the previous ..read more

Dr Khaled Al-Zughaibi, President of Saudi Arabian Volleyball Federation, and in the presence of Members of the Board of Directors, crowned the Gulf team with the Federation Cup and gold medals after achieving first place in the tournament, and President of the Gulf Club, Engineer Alaa Al-Hamal. The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Volleyball Federation, Saad Al-Ruwais, and Abdul Mohsen Al-Obaid, Member of the Federation, presented silver medals to “Al-Ittihad Club,” for finishing second place Members of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Volleyball Federa ..read more

Czechia’s Oliva & Kurka and Germany’s Christ & Grune claim first Tour gold medals at Nuvali Futures Philippines’ James Buytrago & Rancel Varga take home silver at Nuvali Futures with FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support Teams from Czechia and Latvia earn men’s gold and bronze in Santa Rosa Germany, USA and Japan line up on the women’s podium  FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries James Buytrago & Rancel Varga of the Philippines claimed the pair’s first-ever Beach Pro Tour medal by finishing runners-up at last week’s Nuvali Futures on home sand in Santa Rosa. The ..read more

Paul Burnett/Jack Pearse and Jasmine Fleming/Georgia Johnson claim respective men’s and women’s gold medals for Australia Songkhla, Thailand, April 16, 2024 – Australia completed clean sweep of men’s and women’s titles at the action-packed AVC Beach Tour 23rd Samila Open at the wonderful white sandy Samila Beach here on Tuesday, with Jasmine Fleming/Georgia Johnson stunning Kiwis Alice Zeimann/Shaunna Polley with epic tiebreak win and Paul Burnett/Jack Pearse dashing Iranian hopes of winning two AVC Beach Tour events on the trot   In the morning women’s semifinals, second seeds Fleming/J ..read more