France, seeded second in the Men’s European Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament that started in

is at https://t.co/QRohoq3T97Watch the CEV Tokyo Qualification matches at https://t.co/LwHc5oAQiM #volleyball

pic.twitter.com/nzogHz2egT— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball) January 5, 2020In the two other matches

women getting underway in the course of the next week under the overall auspices of the International Volleyball

The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) held an Olympic Day celebration in the coastal city of Béjaïa.

results.The sporting demonstrations, carried out by young athletes, included basketball, handball, volleyball

The last five places in the men's and women's volleyball tournaments at Tokyo 2020 will be decided next

An African women's event and a European men's competition kick-start the crucial week, with the volleyball

University and Tertiary Sport NZ (UTSNZ) has announced its 2020 calendar of events for the National Tertiary Championship.

Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel.This will be followed by competitions in futsal, 3x3 basketball, hockey 5s, volleyball

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Dame Louise Martin has described 2019 as "exciting" in her end-of-year review.

Attention was also on the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with women's T20 cricket, beach volleyball

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee secretary general Owen Lewis hopes the country's Beach Games, due to be held for the first time next week, will become an annual event.

The competition, featuring 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, beach touch rugby and beach handball, is

The beach touch competition will be held first, followed by beach handball.Following that, the beach volleyball

Kenyan Sports Minister Amina Mohamed has named an 18-strong steering committee for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

National Sports Council Chairman Nderitu Gikaria and Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei.Kenya Volleyball

Filipino television presenter and former volleyball player Gretchen Ho has announced she has been successful

Christmas week at insidethegames: time for our annual survey of top International Olympic Committee (IOC) Tweeters.

nbsp;    271,200@WorldAthletics5. (4) Cycling     267,500@UCI_cycling6. (6) Volleyball

Volleyball (@FIVBVolleyball)31.94. Table tennis (@ittfworld)25.95. Skating (@ISU_Figure)226.

Danish public-service broadcaster DR and Discovery Networks Denmark have divided up their television coverage for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

athletics, badminton, gymnastics and women’s football.Boxing, canoeing, handball, sailing, triathlon and volleyball

surfing, which is making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, along with basketball and basketball 3x3, beach volleyball

Skeleton competitor Martins Dukurs and tennis player Anastasija Sevastova have been voted as Latvia’s respective men’s and women’s Athlete of the Year at the annual ceremony in Riga broadcast live on Latvian television.

won athlete of the year in the technical sports category having claimed his fourth world title.Beach volleyball

best team in the individual sports category.They were also named most improved at the International Volleyball

Federation World Tour Beach Volleyball Awards.Latvia’s men's handball team was named team of the year

Turin will host the 2020 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) men's finals, it has been announced.

Italy is a country with a strong tradition in volleyball, and I am happy to see that this tradition is

the wonderful finals of the World Beach Volleyball Tour in Rome earlier this year, it is clear that

a growing number of volleyball fans in Italy are eager to attend live competitions."

The Italian Volleyball Federation is pleased to know that the VNL 2020 men's finals will be played in

Turin, as the FIVB informed us today," said Pietro Bruno Cattaneo, the Italian Volleyball Federation

The decision from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Russia has caused a headache for International Federations (IFs) across the Olympic Movement and beyond.

state-controlled doping scheme was at its peak.Granted it may be easier for the IBSF than the International Volleyball

or where the country has indicated an interest to bid/entered a bid for a major event:International Volleyball

Figure skater Nathan Chen and speed skater Joey Mantia have been named the first joint winners of a United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) monthly award since January 2009.

Valente and Para athletics star Deja Young completed the nominations.The United States’ women’s sitting volleyball

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has announced the dates for the grand opening ceremonies of the Ariake Arena and Tokyo Aquatic Centre venues.

were previewed last month as the construction process draws to a conclusion.The Ariake Arena will host volleyball