"Jenny" Lang Ping set to join Gabriella Kotsis in elite group of Women Olympic Volleyball coaches
Lausanne, April 1, 2008 ? "Jenny" Lang Ping will be in pretty exalted company among Women Olympic Volleyball coaches when she leads out the USA Women’s national team at the Beijing Games in August. More
FIVB confirms match schedules for Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Lausanne, April 1, 2008 The FIVB has set the match schedules for the Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournaments in D・seldorf, Germany, Espinho, Portugal and Tokyo, Japan, that will decide the remaining four places up for grabs in the Beijing Olympics Men's Volleyball Tournament. More
Stars to watch in Beijing: Russian wing spiker Pavel Abramov
Lausanne, March 27, 2008 - Pavel Abramov is expected to be one of the shining stars for the Russian Men’s National Team at the Beijing Olympic Games in August. He is a wing spiker for his country and was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games and the silver medal at the 2007 European Championships. A fluent English speaker who plays his Club Volleyball for Russian team Iskra, Abramov gave an absorbing interview with Italian Volleyball legend Andrea Zorzi as part of the Italian's "Follow Me" blog at the 2007 World Cup in Japan. More
Puerto Rico-Poland and Cuba-Spain the top matches for Portugal and Germany, Italy-Argentina the challenge for Japan
Lausanne, March 3, 2008 The allocation of teams for the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournaments was decided after the drawing of lots in Tokyo on Monday. More
Chinese win again as injured aces return to boost Olympic chances
Shaoxing, China, March 1, 2008 - An on-fire Wang Yimei scored 16 points to help Olympic Champions China claim their fifth straight win over Cuba in the Women's Volleyball friendly series between the two teams in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang province, on Saturday. More
All eyes on Tokyo as drawing of lots for Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournaments approaches
Lausanne, March 1, 2008 Nine Men’s Volleyball national teams have a date with destiny in Tokyo on Monday as they find out their third and final step in the Olympic qualification process. More