		04.08.2012 23:59:50 "If we do not get a medal, we want to have fun and enjoy the Olympics" says Bulgarian Sokolov after his side's first defeat London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – “I think we are not disappointed, but we didn’t play very good. Argentina made very little mistakes. Everybody More...
		04.08.2012 23:45:20 Argentina hand Bulgaria their first defeat in the Olympic tournament London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – Argentina eventually stopped the winning march of Bulgaria on Saturday evening at Earls Court as the South Ame More...
		04.08.2012 23:24:02 Emanuel/Alison too good - Laciga London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 - Three-time Olympian Martin Laciga of Switzerland says Brazil's Emanuel and Alison are playing too good to not More...
		04.08.2012 23:22:29 Gibb and Rosenthal hit stride on way to last eight London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Jacob Gibb and Sean Rosenthal showed the form that has led them to win four medals on the FIVB SWATCH World To More...
		04.08.2012 22:26:23 Slukova and Kolocova shine and knock out fifth seeds London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova recorded the biggest result of their career when they knocked out fifth More...
		04.08.2012 21:19:13 Russia to battle Italy for first place in Pool A London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – The preliminary round of the Olympic Games women’s volleyball tournament comes to an end with some exciting ma More...
		04.08.2012 21:11:10 It was a great experience for Russian players Press Conference Russia v United States More...
		04.08.2012 21:01:05 Russia claim a come-from-behind win over USA London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Russia recovered from two sets down to beat United States 3-2 (27-29, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-8) in a match of More...
		04.08.2012 20:28:54 Reckermann and Brink closing in on world championship form London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Former FIVB world champions Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink rolled back the years as they advanced to the Lo More...
		04.08.2012 19:11:08 "We played with the heart and as a group", Italian Savani says Press Conference Italy v Australia More...
		04.08.2012 18:28:33 Italy score remarkable comeback win against Australia London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Italy overcame a two-set deficit to defeat a resilient Australia in a thrilling five-setter (21-25, 18-25, 25- More...
		04.08.2012 18:26:40 Obayashi dreams of Olympic medal for Team Japan... hoping Tokyo will host the Games in 2020! London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Motoko Obayashi is a three-time Olympian and also one of the most popular Japanese volleyball players of the l More...
		04.08.2012 16:34:55 Getting to know Georg Grozer: much more than just a volleyball power! London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – György Grozer is a true volleyball hero, but quite curiously he is probably more famous in Poland than in his More...
		04.08.2012 15:58:30 Dutchmen hit stride to reach quarter-finals London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Dutch duo Richard Schuil and Reinder Nummerdor made light work of reaching the quarter-finals at the London 20 More...
		04.08.2012 15:13:05 "The fans in Poland will go crazy if we win gold here" says coach Andrea Anastasi London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – “We concentrated on our game, this is really important. We hope to be the first (in pool A). We played as we w More...
		04.08.2012 15:02:22 Poland inflict more misery on Team GB London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Poland beat Great Britain in straight sets (25-16, 25-19, and 25-18) in a pool A preliminary round match at Ea More...
		04.08.2012 14:52:45 Nothing but women’s beach volleyball stats thru Friday, Day 7 London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Numbers keep piling in and they keep adding up well for women’s stats both as a team and individual at this ye More...
		04.08.2012 14:50:34 USA men building perfectly - Hoff London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 - Beijing champion Tom Hoff says USA are on the right track to repeat their gold medal-winning performance of th More...
		04.08.2012 14:01:05 Brazil’s Cunha/Ricardo lead men’s attack ratio through Friday London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Statistics reveal a lot about how a team is doing or how an individual is doing and this is easily seen with a More...
		04.08.2012 12:57:07 Brazil men, China women win big to start Saturday’s beach volleyball round of 16 London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Just in case there was anyone within continents of Horse Guards Parade,the top men and women’s teams from Braz More...
		04.08.2012 12:22:20 "We feel confident when we lead and we played easy today" says Germany's middle blocker Marcus Böhme London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Marcus Popp was Germany’s second best scorer in the match with Tunisia as he registered 11 points along the wa More...
		04.08.2012 12:09:48 Germany cruise to second win of the tournament by routing Tunisia in straight sets London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Germany cruised to a 3-0 win (25-15, 25-16 and 25-16) over Tunisia to open the fourth round of preliminary act More...
		04.08.2012 01:53:45 Olympic defending champions Brazil stay in contention London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – Olympic defending champions Brazil kept their chances alive by edging China in an exhausting five-set battle o More...
		04.08.2012 01:28:53 Italy's most important match will be on Sunday Press Conference Italy v Algeria More...
		04.08.2012 00:16:34 Italy share with Russia top place in Pool A London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – Last match of Friday at Earls Court saw Italy crushing Algeria in straight-sets (25-11, 25-12, 25-17) to stay More...

12.09.2012 18:20:41 Brink and Reckermann savour new status as sports celebrities Lausanne, Switzerland, September 12, 2012 – With Europe’s first beach volleyball gold around their necks, Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann have becom... More...
24.08.2012 17:48:03 May-Treanor and Walsh will forever be remembered as queens of the court London, Great Britain, August 24, 2012 – Three weeks after the end of the London Olympics, the FIVB reflects on the amazing pairing of Misty May-Trean... More...
10.08.2012 15:55:14 Behind Lindsey Berg’s story there are Napela’s dreams London, Great Britain, August 10, 2012 – Call her Napela and she will smile. Lindsey Berg, the starting setter of the USA team, prefers her second nam... More...
08.08.2012 09:55:00 Gamova quits the team after London London, Great Britain, August 7, 2012 - Her giant statue, one of the major hit of the FIVB Heroes campaign, stands on the ground floor at Earls Court.... More...
07.08.2012 22:36:26 Popp up the Germans London, Great Britain, August 7, 2012 - By winning two matches in Pool B against Tunisia and Serbia, Germany got the chance to play the quarterfinals ... More...
06.08.2012 19:10:37 Savani, being blue without blues London, Great Britain, August 6, 2012 - “We used to be lions, once. After the match with Australia, down 2-0, we saw the hell and then the heaven. We’... More...
05.08.2012 18:56:57 Milagros Cabral faces her last matches for her country London, Great Britain, August 5, 2012 - Proudness. This is the feeling which literally permeates Milagros Cabral’s interviews. The proudness results f... More...
05.08.2012 00:40:51 Serbia, living in the family London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 - “Living in the family” is the perfect soundtrack for the Serbian volleyball delegation at the Olympic Games in... More...
04.08.2012 14:57:23 Lupo and Nicolai enjoy bitter sweet victory London, Great Britain, August 4, 2012 – Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai’s win over defending Olympic champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser may have... More...
03.08.2012 21:00:17 Sheilla and the unexpected Brazil London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – Sheilla Tavares de Castro, universally known simply as Sheilla, is a fantastic player and a funny person. How ... More...
03.08.2012 16:05:29 Cook backs Walsh and May-Treanor to continue gold run London, Great Britain, August 3, 2012 – As an Olympic gold medallist from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Nat Cook knows exactly what it takes to top th... More...

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