Volleyball
February 21, 2020Mushtaque Mohammed nominated ITO for Tokyo 2020
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 21, 2020 - Mushtaque
Mohammed of Trinidad and Tobago, president of both the FIVB and
NORCECA Development Commission, has been nominated as International
Technical Official (ITO) for the upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo
2020.
February 19, 2020Karina Ocasio reaches milestone in Puerto Rican League
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, February 19, 2020 - Opposite Karina Ocasio
made history in Puerto Rican volleyball as she became just the
fourth player to score 4,000 points in the country's national
league on Tuesday.
February 19, 2020American stars in preparation for international season
ANAHEIM, California, February 19, 2020 - The USA women's
national team is wasting no time heading into the 2020
international volleyball season and head coach Karch Kiraly is
already working with six players at the American Sports Centres in
Anaheim, California.
Beach
February 22, 2020Pavan and Humana-Paredes – Talking with the World Champions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 22, 2020 - In the first of a
series of articles on the world champions, Canadian defender
Melissa Humana-Paredes speaks about winning the FIVB Beach
Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg in 2019, when her
partnership with Sarah Pavan turned a corner on the road to Tokyo
2020.
February 11, 2020Beach Commission highlights growing popularity of the sport
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 11, 2020 - The FIVB Beach
Volleyball Commission met on Friday to discuss a number of
important topics including preparations for Tokyo 2020, the growth
of beach volleyball through the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup,
the success of the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Tour and productive
planning for future event strategy post Tokyo 2020.
February 09, 2020Americans Frendrick & Hughes victorious in Siem Reap
SIEM REAP, Cambodia, February 9, 2020 - With the United States
guaranteed the top two spots on the US$25,000 Anchor Beach
Volleyball Carnival podium here Sunday, Lauren Fendrick and Sara
Hughes validated their top seeding by winning the gold medal in
their second-ever FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event
together.
General
February 14, 2020FIVB Development Commission highlights Nucleus Plan as key to success
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 14, 2020 - The FIVB Development
Commission praised the success of the Nucleus Plan when it met at
the FIVB Headquarters in Lausanne yesterday.
February 10, 2020Experienced referee squad appointed for Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, February 10, 2020 - Dominican Denny
Céspedes, American Patricia Rolf and Mexican Luis Macías are the
three volleyball referees from NORCECA announced today by FIVB
among the highly-experienced volleyball and beach volleyball
referees that will ensure the highest standards of officiating at
the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
February 05, 2020Referee Laforest passes away in Puerto Rico
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 5, 2020 - With great
sadness we have received the news of the death from cancer of our
friend Puerto Rican referee Edgar Laforest.