FIVB

Monday, September 7, 2015

September 6 Latvians regain winning FIVB World Tour form on Copacabana beach Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 6, 2015 - After early-season frustrations due mostly to an injury, Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins regained their winning ways on the FIVB World Tour by capturing the men’s gold medal match here Sunday morning at the US$150,000 Rio Open by defeating Markus Bockermann and Lars Fluggen of Germany in the All-European finale. In the women's competition, Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca validated their spot at the Rio Olympics by defeating newly-crowned FIVB world champions and compatriots Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas 2-1 (32-30, 18-21, 15-12). Newly-named Brazilian Beach Volleyball Olympic team validates Rio 2016 berth September 6 Lang Ping guides China to fourth World Cup title Nagoya, Japan, September 6, 2005 - Jenny Lang Ping led China to secure their fourth World Cup title and a berth in the Rio Olympic Games here on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Japan in their last match and a 10-1 win-loss record at the 2015 FIVB Women’s World Cup. September 5 FIVB President: Volleyball will be a huge success at Rio 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 5, 2015: FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° today expressed his confidence that volleyball and beach volleyball will be a huge success at Rio 2016 following his visit to the Brazilian capital for the Rio Open which is serving as an Olympic test event. September 2 Honda presents FIVB with new CR-V Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2, 2015 - Official partner Honda Motor Europe presented the International Volleyball Federation with a stylish new CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC on Wednesday. In a ceremony at the FIVB's Lausanne headquarters, Mr Hiroshi Nomura, President of the Honda Motor Europe Switzerland branch, handed the keys to FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F°. August 31 Russia prevail over Turkey to claim gold at Men's U23; Italy finish third Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 31, 2015 - Russia claimed the 2015 Men's U23 World Championship trophy after they beat the struggling Turkish team 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 25-18, 26-24) in the final of the competition held at Al Nasr Hall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Monday.