http://www.fivb.org All en ©2010 FIVB press@fivb.org webmaster@fivb.org Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:16:15 GMT Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:16:15 GMT OrdinaSoft RSS 2.0.10 builder, v1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25868&Language=en Cairo, Egypt, September 8, 2010 – An outstanding number of 42 out of 53 African countries have registered to participate in the ground breaking CAVB Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, the new qualification system for the London 2012 Olympic Games, which will start in October 2010. The 42 Africa nations are part of an unprecedented number of participating countries in the global Beach Volleyball event which total 154 nations across all five continents. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25868&Language=en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:07:57 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25867&Language=en Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010 – Sport Court® became an official Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Partner in Development at a signing ceremony at the conclusion of the FIVB Congress Workshop on Wednesday in Rome, Italy. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25867&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:47:44 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25866&Language=en Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010 – The first ever FIVB Congress Workshop to be held in the history of the FIVB was successfully held on Wednesday on the eve of the FIVB Congress at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel in the Italian capital with more than 100 up and coming federations represented. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25866&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:35:59 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25865&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8, 2010 – Korea’s Kang Joo-Hee has officiated thousands of games making her one of the most experienced referees in world Volleyball today. She recently spoke to the FIVB about her career. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25865&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:31:39 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25864&Language=en Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010 – The inaugural FIVB Congress Workshop got underway at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel in the Italian capital on Wednesday with an impressive gathering of up and coming federations, and FIVB Board and Executive Committee members to discuss development issues ahead of the 32nd FIVB Congress which will take place on Thursday and Friday. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25864&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:09:04 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25863&Language=en Chennai, India, September 8, 2010 – A FIVB Technical Seminar on setting began yesterday in the Indian city of Chennai as 23 participants, including players and coaches, from around the region attended. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25863&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:12:06 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25862&Language=en Istanbul, Turkey, September 8, 2010 – Turkey’s new Burhan Felek Volleyball Complex reached it’s 28th week of construction on Monday with progress continuing on the arena. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25862&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:56:01 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25861&Language=en Lima, Peru, September 8, 2010 – The Canadian national women’s Volleyball team took Peru to the limit on Monday but fell in five sets (20-25, 26-24, 25-17, 11-25, 25-13) in the sixth match of its south and central America tour in preparation for the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship in Japan from October 29-November 14. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25861&Language=en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:46:58 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25860&Language=en Rome, Italy, September 8, 2010 – The FIVB is pleased to inform all members and interested parties that the inaugural Development Workshop due to be held during Congress week on Wednesday at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel in Rome, Italy will be streamed live online. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25860&Language=en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:40:38 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25859&Language=en Rome, Italy, September 7, 2010 – The FIVB Board of Administration completed its pre-Congress meeting at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel in Rome, Italy on Tuesday ahead of the FIVB 2010 World Congress, which will take place on Thursday and Friday. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25859&Language=en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:40:53 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25857&Language=en Fortaleza, Brazil, September 7, 2010 – 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour player Brazil’s Renata Ribeiro will return to the Beach Volleyball courts this week in Fortaleza, Brazil on the seventh stop of the Brazilian Banco do Brasil Tour following an absence of 12 months due to the birth of her first son, Felipe, last April. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25857&Language=en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:15:38 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25856&Language=en Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 7, 2010 – Poland men’s coach Daniel Castellani has said Brazil and Russia will be the teams to beat when the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship begins from September 25-October 10 in Italy, however he still believes the tournament will spring a few surprises. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25856&Language=en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:15 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25830&Language=en Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 3, 2010 – The FIVB is pleased to reveal the latest stage of the Beach Volleyball London 2012 Olympic qualification process with the NORCECA confederation confirming its Continental Cup schedule. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25830&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:25:55 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25855&Language=en Frankfurt, Germany, September 5, 2010 - Russia scored two wins over Germany on Saturday and Sunday recording a 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-18) and 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-14) win over the host side as both teams prepare for the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25855&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:50:17 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25854&Language=en Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 6, 2010 – 2009 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championship silver medalists Alvaro Filho and Vitor Felipe will get the chance to go one better at the 2010 edition after they were named as one of the teams the Brazil Volleyball Federation will be sending to the 2010 tournament from September 15-19 in Alanya, Turkey. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25854&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:03:32 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25853&Language=en Lausanne, Switzerland, September 6, 2010 – Luis Gerado Marcias is a professional FIVB referee and recently officiated at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix in Ningbo, China. Here he speaks about his experience as a referee. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25853&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:26:10 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25852&Language=en Kabul, Afghanistan, September 6, 2010 - Dr. Mohd Yunos Popalzay, Secretary General of the Afghanistan Volleyball Federation, has been elected as the new president for the AVF for the next four years at the AVF congress. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25852&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:22:23 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25851&Language=en Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5, 2010 - Argentina coach Javier Weber will name his final squad of 14 players for the FIVB Men’s World Championship on Monday as the squad gets ready to fly to Italy for the competition from sept.-10 25-October 10. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25851&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:07:12 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25850&Language=en Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 2010 - The Brazilian men's volleyball team beat visiting Poland 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19) at Curitiba on Saturday in the team's second friendly match in Brazil as both teams continue to prepare for the 2010 FIVB Men’s World Championship later this month. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25850&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:46:27 GMT http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25849&Language=en Colorado, USA, September 6, 2010 – 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix MVP and gold medalist Foluke Akinradewo has been nominated for the United States Sports Academy’s Female Athlete of the Month. http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=25849&Language=en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:25:36 GMT