Volleyball
April 16, 2021FIVB Announces Cancellation of Challenger Cup 2021
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 16, 2021 - Following the approval of the FIVB Board of Administration and the agreement of the event hosts, Croatia for the women’s edition and Portugal for the men’s edition, the FIVB today announced the cancellation of the Volleyball Challenger Cup (VCC) 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on international travel.
April 01, 2021Larson and Bethania finish 1-2 in USA League
DALLAS, Texas, April 1, 2021 - American star Jordan Larson dominated the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited Volleyball League, the newest professional league in the United States.
March 27, 2021Martinez, Tandara, Macris and Thaisa starred in Saquarema
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March 27, 2021 - The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League is quickly approaching and some of the players who are expected to be in the spotlight when the international tournament starts in about two months gave a small sample of what they can do at the start of the semifinals of the 2020-2021 Brazilian Women’s Superliga.
Beach
April 20, 2021Canada and Brazil to play for women’s gold in Cancún
CANCÚN, México, April 20, 2021 - Canada’s Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brazil’s Talita Antunes/Taiana Lima will play for the gold medal of the first 4-star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Cancun on Tuesday.
April 19, 2021Cubans win a strong Pool B in Cancún
CANCUN, Mexico, April 18, 2021 - If one of the eight groups of the women’s tournament of the first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 4-star event in Cancun were to be called ‘The Group of Death’, it would certainly be Pool B.
April 17, 2021Cubans qualify to main draw in Cancún
CANCÚN, México, April 17, 2021 - Lidiannis ‘Lidy’ Echeverria and Yanisleidis Sanchez were handed arguably the toughest draw in the women’s qualifier of the first of three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 4-star events in Cancun, Mexico.
General
March 11, 2021Lloreda re-elected treasurer of Colombian Olympic Commitee
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 11, 2021 – Dr. Rafael Lloreda Currea, president of the South American Volleyball Confederation (CSV) has been re-elected as treasurer of the Colombian Olympic Committee during the elections that took place on Wednesday March 10 in Bogota.
March 11, 2021Comarazamy received Abelardo Raidi Award
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, March 11, 2021 – NORCECA Communications Director Roosevelt Comarazamy has been the recipient of the “Abelardo Raidi” Award presented by the Americas chapter of the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportif (AIPS).
March 07, 2021AFECAVOL held its 2020 General Assembly
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March 7 2021. - The Zonal Assocciation of Central American Volleyball Federations AFECAVOL held its virtual 2020 General Assembly on Saturday with the active participation of NORCECA President Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz.