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International Volleyball president backs sport in Britain after funding blow

  • Volleyball

  BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has been backed to continue making progress in the build-up to the London 2012

He said: "We appeal to the British Government to invest in the development of volleyball and beach volleyball

players in Great Britain and I am convinced the British Volleyball Federation will receive support from

Britain has never qualified to compete at indoor volleyball in the Olympics since it made its debut at

the Tokyo Games in 1964 and has competed only once in beach volleyball, in Atlanta in 1996, when the

Wei said: "The FIVB can guarantee that British volleyball and beach volleyball teams will compete at


International Volleyball president backs sport in Britain after funding blow

  • Archive News

  BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has been backed to continue making progress in the build-up to the London 2012

He said: "We appeal to the British Government to invest in the development of volleyball and beach volleyball

players in Great Britain and I am convinced the British Volleyball Federation will receive support from

Britain has never qualified to compete at indoor volleyball in the Olympics since it made its debut at

the Tokyo Games in 1964 and has competed only once in beach volleyball, in Atlanta in 1996, when the

Wei said: "The FIVB can guarantee that British volleyball and beach volleyball teams will compete at


Sport England announce nearly half-billion pounds into grassroots to ensure London 2012 legacy

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  SPORT ENGLAND today announced an investment of £480 million to deliver grassroots sporting opportunities and a lasting Olympic legacy of one million people playing more sport.

Among the biggest winners are volleyball, whose elite programme is in danger after they were controversially

Lisa Wainwright, the chief executive of Volleyball England, said: “Volleyball England caters for three

different Olympic and Paralympic disciplines including indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting

volleyball.  

wider opportunities the London 2012 Games affords us as a worldwide sport, will enable us to drive volleyball


Women's football big winner as New Zealand begins funding round for 2012

  • Football

  WOMEN'S football has benefitted at the expense of hockey, basketball and badminton as New Zealand today began distributing funds in the build-up to London 2012.

Sports such as archery, gymsports, beach volleyball and wrestling got "tailored applications" for smaller


Women's football big winner as New Zealand begins funding round for 2012

  • Archive News

  WOMEN'S football has benefitted at the expense of hockey, basketball and badminton as New Zealand today began distributing funds in the build-up to London 2012.

Sports such as archery, gymsports, beach volleyball and wrestling got "tailored applications" for smaller


Chicago 2016 bid gets makoever

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  CHICAGO 2016 officials today unveiled several venue changes that they claim will benefit athletes and the community, and make their bid more attractive.

with picturesque views of the Chicago skyline, will now host canoe/kayaking and sailing, as well as beach

volleyball.  


Handball and volleyball vow to fight on despite funding blow

  • Archive News

    HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their

Paralympic sports but because of a £50 million shortfall did not announce anything for handball or volleyball

The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) has also promised that it will continue its work towards London

Richard Callicott, the BVF president, expressed his disappointment and astonishment that British Volleyball

have no confirmed funding for its indoor, beach and sitting volleyball programmes in preparation for


Handball and volleyball vow to fight on despite funding blow

  • Volleyball

    HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their

Paralympic sports but because of a £50 million shortfall did not announce anything for handball or volleyball

The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) has also promised that it will continue its work towards London

Richard Callicott, the BVF president, expressed his disappointment and astonishment that British Volleyball

have no confirmed funding for its indoor, beach and sitting volleyball programmes in preparation for


Handball and volleyball vow to fight on despite funding blow

  • Handball

    HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their

Paralympic sports but because of a £50 million shortfall did not announce anything for handball or volleyball

The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) has also promised that it will continue its work towards London

Richard Callicott, the BVF president, expressed his disappointment and astonishment that British Volleyball

have no confirmed funding for its indoor, beach and sitting volleyball programmes in preparation for


Handball and volleyball vow to fight on despite funding blow

  • Volleyball

    HANDBALL and volleyball officials today vowed to carry on their programmes to try to make their

Paralympic sports but because of a £50 million shortfall did not announce anything for handball or volleyball

The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) has also promised that it will continue its work towards London

Richard Callicott, the BVF president, expressed his disappointment and astonishment that British Volleyball

have no confirmed funding for its indoor, beach and sitting volleyball programmes in preparation for


Athletics highest profile sport to suffer funding cut

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  ATHLETICS, whose only gold medallist at the Beijing Olympics was Christine Ohuruogu (pictured), has had its funding cut by UK Sport for the 2012 Olympics.

They are beach volleyball, fencing, handball, shooting, table tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling


Athletics highest profile sport to suffer funding cut

  • Athletics

  ATHLETICS, whose only gold medallist at the Beijing Olympics was Christine Ohuruogu (pictured), has had its funding cut by UK Sport for the 2012 Olympics.

They are beach volleyball, fencing, handball, shooting, table tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling


BOA chief executive hits out at UK Sport

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  ANDY HUNT, chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), tonight hit out at the Government agency that helped deliver arguably the most successful Olympics in this country's history, including three gold medals for cyclist Chris Hoy (pictured).

sports who must wait to discover whether they are to receive full funding for 2009-2013 are handall and volleyball

The BOA have only ever sent a volleyball team to the Games once - at Atlanta in 1996 in beach volleyball