This is just really sad. He is now the 3rd volleyball player in Rio who got injured. The other two are Egypt’s Ahmed El Kotb & Dutch player Maret Grothues.
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Zaytsev finally opens up about his feelings towards the French team after their 3 set win yesterday in their first Olympic pool play match.
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Italian beach volleyball player Viktoria Orsi Toth is going home after testing positive for a banned substance known as clostebol metabolite.
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Diouf’s dream to play in Rio was crushed after Coach Bonitta made a last minute decision to replace her with Alessia Gennari.
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Middle Blocker Manuela Leggeri Retires
After 24 years playing in the Italian League, , Italian middle blocker has officially announced that her retirement from professional volleyball.
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The 36 year old setter, who is the most experienced Italian player at present, has been invited to join the national team for the Olympics.
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Francesca Piccinini Retires From Italy
Joining The Retirement List, which already includes Russia’s Lioubov Sokolova and Ekaterina Gamova, is the Queen of Italian Volleyball, Francesca Piccinini.
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The teams have been split into two pools of six, with the top four sides from each progressing to the elimination round.
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FULL COVERAGE of the 2016 FIVB Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament with live links, latest results, pictures and more!
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Just 2 days before the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Italy’s head coach, Marco, Bonitta, reveals that star player Valentina Diouf is NOT on his final roster.
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Let’s get to know MORE one of the world’s best and most famous volleyball players in the world, the one and only Ivan Zaytsev.
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One of the world’s best setters, Micah Christenson, has shared his thoughts on Instagram about his first season as a professional athlete.