The hosts had a great day of qualifying in both the men's and women's event as the final spots for the main draws at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour four-star event in in the Mojave Desert in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas will host its first International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour event this week, with the world's best players visiting for a four-star event in the Mojave desert.
Italy suffered their first defeat of the competition after falling to Serbia and China downed The Netherlands as the line-up for the semi-finals of the 2018 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Volleyball World Championships was set today at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya in Japan.
The Netherlands came back from two sets down to beat defending champions United States 3-2 in the third round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women’s Volleyball World Championships as Italy also battled through a five-set match to advance to the semi-finals at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has signed a four-year partnership with Ganten Water, who become a new global sponsor.
Konstantin Semenov and Ilya Leshukov of Russia won gold in the men's final and Alexandra Klineman and April Ross of the United States clinched the women's crown at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Yangzhou Open in China.
China and Serbia won their opening games of the third round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Volleyball World Championships in the Japanese city of Nagoya.
Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva of Brazil will meet April Ross and Alexandra Klineman of the United States in the women's final of the International Volleyball Federation's Yangzhou Open, with Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov of Russia playing compatriots Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in the men's final.
Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse were among the pairings to book their place in round two of the men's competition as action continued today at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Yangzhou Open in China.
The United States, The Netherlands and hosts Japan secured the final places in the third round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's World Championships.
Brazil's pair of Pedro Solberg and Bruno Oscar Schmidt won both their matches today at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Yangzhou Open, giving them the most successful start of all the seeds in the men's competition.
Brazilian and Russian pairs were successful in the qualifying round of the International Volleyball Federation Beach Yangzhou Open in China and have progressed to the main draw.
Italy and China joined Serbia in the final six of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's World Volleyball Championships in Japan.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is back in China for the next event on its 2018-2019 beach volleyball World Tour calendar, the inaugural Yangzhou Open.
Serbia became the first team to qualify for the top six at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's World Volleyball Championship in Japan.
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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