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FINA boss urges Tokyo 2020 to stick with plans for new aquatics venue

  • Tokyo 2020

International Swimming Federation (FINA) executive director Cornel Marculescu has called for Tokyo to stick with its plans to build a new aquatics venue for the 2020 Olympics despite fears over ballooning costs.

the city's new governor, Yuriko Koike, proposed last month that venues for rowing and canoe sprint, volleyball


Olympic Channel attracts 300 million views since launch, general manager claims

  • Olympics

The Olympic Channel has had around 300 million views across all of its platforms since it was launched on the day of the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony in August, general manager Mark Parkman told insidethegames here.

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





IPC reveal team shortlist for Rio 2016 award

  • Paralympics

The shortlist for the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Best Team of September award has been revealed.

track and lowered the world record to 47.18 seconds in the process.The United States' women's sitting volleyball






FIVB claim "small positive steps" made in Iran as governing body reiterate opposition to boycott

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has claimed they have been greatly encouraged by the "

small positive steps" taken in recent months to allow women to attend volleyball events in Iran.

following his election for a fresh eight-year term in office earlier this month in Buenos Aires.Making volleyball

family-friendly" sport was cited as one of his key objectives.A law restricting female access was introduced at volleyball

Iran following his reelection as FIVB President ©FIVB"The FIVB’s position on allowing women to attend volleyball

This included women attending and watching a men’s beach volleyball event for the first time in recent

authorities and all NGOs that share the FIVB's values of inclusivity and gender equality, to ensure that all volleyball


Paralympic sitting volleyball champions rise to top of respective world rankings

  • Volleyball News

The United States' women and Iran's men have climbed to the summit of the World ParaVolley sitting volleyball

rivals and into top spot.The US ended China's 12-year domination of the Paralympic women's sitting volleyball

the gold medal match at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 venue.China had won every gold medal since sitting volleyball

2016 has seen them rise to the top of the standings.Iran secured their sixth Paralympic Games sitting volleyball


Graça urged by Human Rights Watch to stop awarding events to Iran following re-election as FIVB President

  • Volleyball

Human Rights Watch (HWR) have issued a fresh call to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to

Graça following his election for a fresh eight-year term in office last week in Buenos Aires.Making volleyball

family-friendly" sport is one of his key objectives.A law restricting female access was introduced at volleyball

Iranian volleyball authorities broke their promises to make tickets freely available to women during

Despite its pledge to end discrimination in the stadiums, the Iranian volleyball federation appears to

The FIVB may want to build the sport of volleyball in Iran, but embracing gender discrimination and ugly


Tokyo Governor set to meet IOC President later this month following reports of big budget increase for 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

Plans are being drawn up for Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on October 18, it has been reported, following claims that the budget for the 2020 Games in the Japanese capital could balloon to four times its original estimate.

some factors - such as security and transportation - not being included in the initial budget.While volleyball


Punta Cana in Dominican Republic to host 2018 FIVB World Congress

  • Volleyball

Punta Canta in the Dominican Republic was proposed as the venue for the 2018 International Volleyball

As I have said many times, we are in a golden era for volleyball," said Graça."

Let’s now build the future: the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Austria in 2017, the Volleyball