The Deodoro Olympic Park, which was due to be used as a park and recreation area following the Rio 2016 Games, has been closed amid a struggle to find a use for it.

stadium," Lopes said.O Globo is also reporting a similar state of disrepair at the adjacent Maracanãzinho volleyball

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike have renewed their pledge to work together to make the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan’s capital a success - but have avoided talks for now on how the financial burden should be shared.

report sparked further fears when they proposed venues for four sports - canoeing, rowing, swimming and volleyball

Olympic Aquatics Stadium and Sea Forest course respectively.Koike then announced that plans to stage volleyball

July's Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in The Bahamas has been hailed as a major aim for the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) in 2017.

The Bahamas.As it stands, they are hoping to participate across the seven sports of athletics, beach volleyball

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike are expected to hold talks on how costs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be shared this Tuesday (January 10).

report sparked further fears when they proposed venues for four sports - swimming, rowing, canoeing and volleyball

Stadium and Sea Forest course respectively.Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike then announced that plans to stage volleyball

Rio 2016 have rejected claims that they are to blame for the state of disrepair the Maracanã Stadium has fallen into since it hosted Opening and Closing Ceremonies and football finals at last year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

at the Maracanã.O Globo is also reporting a similar state of disrepair at the adjacent Maracanãzinho volleyball

Former United States volleyball coach Carl McGown, who was involved in three American volleyball Olympic

He was part of with the US men’s volleyball programme for over 30 years in various roles.McGown was head

coach from 1973 to 1976, which included leading the team at the 1974 International Volleyball Federation

 Carl McGown was involved in three Olympic, gold medal winning, US volleyball sqauds ©FIVBIn addition

 McGown was also inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2011

and in 2014, USA Volleyball awarded him the James E Coleman National Team Award.He is survived by his

Preparations are underway for the fourth Bahrain School Mini Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in March this year.

country.They will compete in various sports including table tennis, athletics, aquathlon, triathlon, volleyball

The Turkish Volleyball Federation has appointed Macedonia’s Josko Milenkoski and Italy’s Giovanni Guidetti

did with Germany’s and The Netherlands'.He led Germany to a bronze medal at the 2009 International Volleyball

Turkish women’s national volleyball team will be led by Italian Giovanni Guidetti going forward ©Getty

I would like to thank the President of Turkish Volleyball Federation (Özkan Mutlugil) for trusting

Sports media, marketing and business executive Jamie Davis has been appointed chief executive of USA Volleyball

I am thrilled to be joining USA Volleyball and believe the organisation is at a very exciting point in

I look forward to working with the Board, the United States Olympic Committee, the 40 regional volleyball

I am convinced that together we will continue to accelerate the momentum of USA Volleyball and bring

to lead USA Volleyball into new areas of business that will strengthen our 40 regional volleyball associations

©Getty ImagesDavis, while not coming from the volleyball world, has been involved in sports media and

Los Angeles 2024 has used California's annual Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl college football game to promote the city’s bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

silver medal-winning long jumper, was also involved alongside two-time Olympic medal-winning beach volleyball

Olympic gold medal-winning 100 metres hurdler Dawn Harper-Nelson, Olympic bronze medal-winning beach volleyball

Holly McPeak, Pan American Games bronze medal-winning badminton player Howard Shu and four-time Beach Volleyball

cauldron.The Los Angeles 2024 angel logo flew high above the Coliseum's famed peristyle, while live beach volleyball

Judoka Telma Monteiro was awarded the women's athlete of the year prize at the National Olympic Committee of Portugal's (COP) "Celebração Olímpica" gala.

then finished fifth in the K1 1,000m at Rio 2016.Elsewhere, a merit medal was awarded to former beach volleyball

Prefectural and Municipal Governments whose cities will host events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have expressed their concern that they may have to shoulder costs for the construction of temporary facilities for the event.

Force sparked further fears when they proposed venues for four sports - swimming, rowing, canoeing and volleyball

A documentary entitled "Karate Magic in Linz", which showcased the highlights of the sport’s World Championships in the Austrian city earlier this year, has premiered on the Olympic Channel.

Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the International Handball Federation (IHF), the International Volleyball

As we reach the end of 2016, it is only right for all of us to look back at our sport’s amazing achievements. 

Within our FIVB family, the growing strength of volleyball and beach volleyball has been no secret.

The TV companies responded by showing more volleyball and beach volleyball in more homes around the world

 Volleyball provided a highlight of Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesAt the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand

They broke new records too, and not only because Brazil won the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix for

beach volleyball.

Air sports, bowling and flying disc are all set to feature on the Olympic Channel after the governing bodies for the three sports signed co-operation agreements.

Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the International Handball Federation (IHF), the International Volleyball