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Norwegian flagbearer at Beijing 2008 tests positive for meldonium

  • Weightlifting

Norwegian weightlifter Ruth Kasirye, who carried the country's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, has become the first athlete from the country to have tested positive for meldonium, it was announced today.

Sweden's Ethiopian-born former world 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi, have all tested positive.Wrestlers, volleyball



Graça to stand unopposed for second eight-year term as FIVB President

  • Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary S.

forward to having an opportunity to build on the FIVB’s rapid development as we work together to make volleyball

and beach volleyball are expected to be among the most popular sports.A "nine goal" project was launched

last year to take the organisation forward, topped by the bold aim of shifting volleyball from a group

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League and FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix will include a record 36 and

28 teams respectively while one of the beach volleyball qualification processes for the Olympic Games


Top seeds off to a flyer at FIVB Qatar Open

  • Volleyball

Top seeds Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson made a successful start to their International Volleyball Federation

and the Vitória Open in Brazil, where they reached the second knock-out round in both FIVB Beach Volleyball

Open is the second and last tournament for men only on this year's portion of the 2015-2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball


Norwegian duo qualify for main draw on successful opening day at FIVB Qatar Open

  • Volleyball

impressive development as a team by winning both of their matches on the opening day of the International Volleyball

We didn’t play our best volleyball in the first match and only just won," said Kvamsdal.

Kvamsdal and Sorum are playing in only their fourth FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament

Open is the second and last tournament for men only on this year's portion of the 2015-2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball


ANOC continue process to finalise World Beach Games sports programme

  • ANOC News

A final list of sports and disciplines set to feature at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in San Diego in 2017 is expected to lead discussions at the organisation's Executive Council and Working Group meetings beginning here tomorrow.

wakeboarding, water polo, windsurfing and beach versions of athletics, handball, tennis, badminton, volleyball


Two-time world weightlifting champion Rybakov tests positive for meldonium

  • Weightlifting

Double world champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist Andrei Rybakov of Belarus has tested positive for banned substance meldonium, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced.

Sweden's Ethiopian-born former world 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi, have all tested positive.Wrestlers, volleyball




Russian Volleyball Federation to lodge complaint over incident during match in Turkey

  • Volleyball

The Russian Volleyball Federation (RVF) has claimed it plans to submit a complaint with the Disciplinary

Committee of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) regarding an incident during Dinamo Krasnodar

The first leg of the CEV Volleyball Cup - Women finals was overshadowed by the supposed misconduct of

Turkish fans, who reportedly threw rubbish and other objects at Russian volleyball players after their

Zenit-Kazan and Dinamo Moscow, and we have established work contacts with the Turkish Federation of Volleyball

yes, there is a possibility of an official reaction," he added.Dinamo Krasnodar are the reigning CEV Volleyball


NBC to present record amount of US Olympic Team Trials coverage ahead of Rio 2016

  • Olympics

NBC will present more coverage of the United States Olympic Trials than ever before in the months leading up to this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it has been announced.

Coverage spans nine sports and disciplines - athletics, diving, hockey, gymnastics, rowing, swimming, volleyball

already provided live coverage of the US Olympic marathon trials from Los Angeles and the Women’s Olympic Volleyball


Water polo player latest Russian to test positive for meldonium

  • Water Polo

Water polo player Alexey Bugaychuk is the latest Russian to test positive for the banned substance meldonium, it was reported today.

Mikhaltsov and Alena Mikhaltsova have been provisionally suspended, while biathlete Eduard Latypov and volleyball


European indoor silver medallist Petrova becomes latest to test positive for meldonium

  • Athletics

European indoor triple jump silver medallist Gabriela Petrova of Bulgaria is the latest name to be added to the ever-growing list of athletes to test positive for meldonium, her manager Venitsa Atanasova has revealed.

Sweden's Ethiopian-born former world 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi have failed tests, while wrestlers, volleyball