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FIVB to partially fund Kenya's trip for upcoming Rio 2016 qualifier

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has agreed to partially fund the Kenyan women’s volleyball

place in San Juan from May 20 to 22, due to a lack of money.But in response to a letter from the Kenya Volleyball

after failing to clinch a direct ticket to the Olympic Games at last month’s Women’s African Olympic Volleyball

financial situation, which causes you to withdraw," said Gabrielle van Zwieten, FIVB's director of volleyball

Kenya beat Algeria to finish third at the Women’s African Olympic Volleyball Qualification tournament

A total of seven countries have already qualified for the women’s volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 with



Exclusive: World Archery to investigate "strange" exclusion from Lima 2019 Parapan American Games sports programme

  • Lima 2019

World Archery has launched an investigation into the sport's exclusion from the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games programme after they claimed they were given "no reason" for the decision, a spokesperson for the governing body has told insidethegames.

athletics, boccia, cycling, football 5-a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, sitting volleyball


US Department of Defense name squad of 115 for Invictus Games

  • Paralympics

The United States Department of Defense has announced the names of the 115 athletes who will represent the American military at this year’s Invictus Games in Orlando.

May 8 to 12.Events are due to take place in archery, cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball


National Paralympic Committee of Slovenia announces partnership with Lidl

  • Paralympics

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Slovenia has announced a new partnership with Lidl Slovenia, part of one of the biggest supermarket chains in Europe.

brunch ©Getty ImagesAlso in attendance at the launch were a quartet of Slovenian Paralympians; sitting volleyball


FIBA Europe becomes latest partner of EOC EU Office

  • Basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe has become the latest sports governing body to partner the European Olympic Committees European Union (EOC EU) Office in Brussels.

five others are European Athletics, European Aquatics, the European Handball Federation, the European Volleyball


Dalhausser and Lucena seal Maceió Open triumph

  • Volleyball

Dalhausser and Nick Lucena beat home pairing Evandro Goncalves and Pedro Solberg to win the International Volleyball

between March 8 and 13 on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach.The first grand slam of the 2015/16 beach volleyball




ASOIF to introduce new governance principles to assess running of International Federations

  • Summer Sports

A "new and comprehensive" set of governance principles and indicators ranking criteria including transparency, integrity and democracy could soon be applied by all summer sporting bodies after being approved at a Council meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) in Lausanne.

years.Many others - representing athletics, judo, canoeing, shooting, golf, modern pentathlon, handball and volleyball

the International Equestrian Federation.Luis Fernando Lima, secretary general of the International Volleyball




Frankie Fredericks to head IOC Evaluation Commission for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

  • Paris 2024

Namibia's Frankie Fredericks has been named chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission that will oversee the bids for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, it was announced today. 

medallist in the 200m backstroke at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and Brazilian Bernard Rajzman, a former volleyball



Iran set to retain place on FIVB World Tour in 2017 after it is claimed "genuine female volleyball fans

  • Volleyball

Kish Island will "probably" host another International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour

who claim to be seeking to avoid an "exchange of counter-allegations" but insist that "genuine female volleyball

FIVB were able to work with all the relevant authorities to resolve these issues and genuine female volleyball

Organisations) that share the FIVB's values of inclusivity and gender equality, to ensure that any volleyball

The crowd capture a piece of history #FIVBWorldTourhttps://t.co/bHQXM7kUIR— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBWorldTour

banning women from attending football matches in the Islamic country was controversially extended to volleyball