Japan's Sayaka Mizoe and Suzuka Hashimoto reached the main draw of the women's event as action began at the International Volleyball Federation Beach World Tour in Moscow.
Argentina's men's volleyball team has been accused of "inappropriate and culturally insensitive" behaviour by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) after several players made "slant-eyed" gestures following their victory over China at the Olympic qualification tournament.
Olympic gold medal-winning volleyball player Yang Fangxu has been banned for four years by the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) after she tested positive for erythropoietin.
The International Volley Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour returns to Moscow for the 12th-straight season.
Three-time Olympic gold medallists United States and world champions Poland qualified for Tokyo 2020 by topping their respective pools in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's International Olympic Qualification Tournament.
World champions Poland remain on course to reach next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after secuing a second straight win at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's International Olympic Qualification Tournament.
An official apology is to be sent from the Volleyball Federation of Russia (RVF) to their counterparts in South Korea after a slant-eyed racist gesture made by Russian head coach Sergio Busato at the end of the match last Sunday (August 4) between the two countries in the qualifying tournament for next year's Olympic Games.
China started their bid to reach Tokyo 2020 with victory over Finland in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s International Olympic Qualification Tournament.
A group of 24 teams will begin their search for six available tickets to Tokyo 2020 tomorrow with the International Volleyball Federation Men’s International Olympic Qualification Tournament set to get underway.
Kemerovo and Yaroslavl will host the final round of matches at the 2022 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Championship in Russia, it has been announced.
The Korea Volleyball Association (KVA) announced today it will lodge a complaint against a Russian women's team coach for an alleged racist gesture following a recent match in the qualifying tournament for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
There were mixed fortunes for hosts Argentina on the last day of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Snow Volleyball World Tour event in Bariloche.
China secured their place at Tokyo 2020 to defend their women's volleyball Olympic title from Rio 2016 after they beat Turkey in straight sets in Ningbo.
Norwegian pair Anders Mol and Christian Sørum followed up their Tokyo Open victory from last weekend by clinching the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour title on Danube Island in Vienna.
Twice-Olympic champions Brazil have become the first team to qualify for the women's volleyball tournament at Tokyo 2020.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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