FIVB

Monday, July 21, 2014

July 20 USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title Florence, Italy, July 20, 2014 – USA, ranked fourth in the world, beat world No. 1 Brazil in four outstanding sets 3-1 (31-29, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23) to claim their second World League title in front of 9,000 fans at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy on Sunday. July 20 Italy claim second consecutive World League Finals bronze Florence, Italy, July 20, 2014 - Italy claimed the bronze medal of the 2014 FIVB World League Finals, beating Iran 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-22) in a sold out and noisy Nelson Mandela Forum. July 20 Fijalek & Prudel Net Poland’s First FIVB World Tour Gold Medal The Hague, The Netherlands, July 20, 2014 - The names of Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel are now in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour record book as the Polish pair became the first men’s or women’s from the European country to win a gold medal after upsetting Americans Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal of the United States in the men’s finale of the US$1-million Transavia Grand Slam presented by Bas Van de Goor Foundation. Brazilians Fernanda & Lima Top Transavia Grand Slam Podium July 20 Switzerland finds gold in Mexico at Men’s FIVB U17 World Championships Acapulco, Mexico, July 20, 2014 — Crowning an already amazing adventure thousands of miles from their homeland, Switzerland’s Florian Breer/Yves Haussener to defeat Spain’s Oscar Jimenez/Alejandro Huerta to win the cherished gold medal to conclude the inaugural double-gender FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championships being held in Acapulco, Mexico. USA beats USA for Women’s gold medal at FIVB U17 World Championships