FIVB

Monday, August 18, 2014

August 17 All roads lead to Tokyo as World Grand Prix finalists decided Lausanne, Switzerland, August 17, 2014 – Turkey and Russia claimed the last two places for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals on Sunday as the Preliminary Round reached a dramatic conclusion. Race for Finals heats up on penultimate day of preliminary round Brazil stay on top amid changes in group ranking August 17 Bulgaria outlast Czech Rep. to win World Grand Prix Group 3 Samokov, Bulgaria, August 17, 2014 – Bulgaria is the winner of the Group 3 for the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix. Thanks to this success, the team end up with the 21st place in the overall standings and will enter Group 2 of the event next year. August 16 Belgium win Group 2 Finals to progress to upcoming Final Six Koszalin, Poland, August 16, 2014 – The “Yellow Tigers” added on Saturday night another chapter to their fairy tale. In what is only their first participation in the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, they edged past their neighbours from the Netherlands at the end of a dramatic match (3-2; 20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-27, 15-10) to claim the final of Group 2 at Hala Widowiskowo – Sportowa in Koszalin. August 17 Impressive start for Youth Olympics Nanjing, China, August 17, 2014 - The first day of women’s Beach Volleyball competition at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games featured impressive debuts for several countries here Sunday at the venue in the Nanjing Sports Park Complex.