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SHEAF AND GREGORY LEAD WAY TO KISH MAIN DRAW   Kish Island, Iran, February 15, 2016 – Jake Sheaf and Chris Gregory started their year in the best way possible by reaching the Kish Island Open main draw after they won their qualification match on Monday. Read more... ASK BÖCKERMANN/FLÜGGEN ANYTHING WITH #QUICKSETS Kish Island, Iran, February 15, 2016 – Got a question you have always wanted to ask a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour star? German duo Markus Böckermann and Lars Flüggen will be taking time out from the Kish Island Open in Iran this week to answer questions from fans. Read more... KENYA AND ALGERIA HOLD TOP SPOTS IN PRELIMINARIES OF AFRICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER   Yaoundé, Cameroon, February 14, 2016 – Kenya and Algeria led their preliminary round pools at the African Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament, following their decisive wins over Cameroon and Egypt, respectively, at Palais des Sports on Sunday. Read more... KISH ISLAND SET FOR WORLD TOUR OPENER Kish Island, Iran, February 14, 2016 – Kish Island, an Iran-administered island in the Gulf will play host to the resumption of the 2015-16 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, with the first tournament of 2016 running from February 14-19. Read more... 2016 OLYMPIC RANKINGS RESUME WITH MEN'S $75,000 FIVB KISH ISLAND OPEN Lausanne, Switzerland, February 12, 2016 — Following eight weeks of recovery and renewing, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) now resumes the qualifying process for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. This week will see the FIVB World Tour visiting Iran for the first time. Starting Sunday will be the men’s $75,000 Kish Island Open. Women return to action with the double-gender $150,000 FIVB Maceio Open in Brazil on February 23-28. Read more... SEVEN TEAMS TO COMPETE FOR AFRICAN WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BERTH Yaoundé, Cameroon , February 11, 2016 - Seven countries will compete for an Olympic berth when the African Women's Olympic qualifier in Yaoundé, Cameroon begins on Friday, February 12. Read more... LAST CHANCE TO BE PART OF THE VOLLEYBALL CHAIN Lausanne, Switzerland, February 11, 2016 - There is just one more week left for volleyball fans to send in their entry for the second volleyball chain. Read more... BUSY BARBOSA RELISHING KISH ISLAND OPEN FOR HOSTS Kish Island, Iran, February 8, 2016 – Iran have become one of the world’s top volleyball teams in recent years, but the country are now looking to replicate that success on the sand, starting at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2016 Kish Island Open. Read more... REFEREES APPOINTED FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES Lausanne, Switzerland, February 8, 2016 - Twenty volleyball referees and 16 beach volleyball referees representing the five continental confederations have been selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5-21. Read more... Watch the latest volleyball and beach volleyball videos on the FIVB's YouTube page.

Beach volleyball February 15-19, 2016, Kish Island, Iran FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Kish Island Open February 23-28, 2016, Maceio, Brazil FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Maceio Open