Diouf’s dream to play in Rio was crushed after Coach Bonitta made a last minute decision to replace her with Alessia Gennari.
2016 Rio Olympics
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We are sad that 40 year old libero Dan Lewis, who has been on the national team for so long, is NOT on the team for Rio and he now ends his career.
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The FIVB has confirmed that the 76 matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games volleyball tournament will be played without Technical Time-outs
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One of the biggest Olympic heartbreaks! Brazilian libero, Camila, announced her retirement yesterday after failing to be part of the Olympic team.
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With the Russian doping scandal making global headlines and the possibility that Russia will be banned from the 2016 Olympics, Ekaterina Gamova pleads for support!
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2015 FIVB World Cup gold medalist Zeng Chunlei is NOT on China’s Olympic team. Coach Jenny Lang Ping instead will bring in 2 young but talented opposite hitters.
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Coach Bernardinho Rezende has released his final roster for the 2016 Olympics and Murilo’s name is not on it. We are so SAD and we so SHOCKED!!!
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We really thought she would make the final roster but Coach Marichev has decided to exclude Natalia Malykh from the Olympic roster.
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Aury Cruz and Karina Ocasio will lead the 2016 Olympic Team together with other veterans like Stephanie Enright and Vilmaria Mojica.
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Coach Lozano has revealed his final roster for the 2016 Olympics. Surprisingly, Zarif (libero) & Tashakori (middle blocker) failed to make the team.
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The drawing of lots for the Beach Volleyball program at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was completed last Saturday.
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One of our favorite players in the world and the best Canadian player we’ve ever known, Gavin Schmitt, shares his excitement for Rio.