VOLLEYBALL: The Thai women’s volleyball team lost 3-1 to the Dominican Republic yesterday (June 30) as their hope to play in the finals is now in jeopardy.
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand began their third and final week of the preliminary round of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League with a win over South Korea in Bulgaria yesterday 9June 29).
Tokyo 2020 Test Events Go International 05/03/21
(ATR) International athletes compete in diving and volleyball test events in Tokyo.
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Up until May 1, only domestic athletes had been allowed since the resumption of test events in early April.
The Diving World Cup, which doubles as a qualifier for the Tokyo Games, began on May 1 and runs through May 6 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the venue for the competition this summer.
More than 200 athletes from 50 countries are taking part amid tight COVID-19 protocols that include daily testing and a bubble that limits the participants to their hotel and the venue. No spectators are allowed.
German beach volleyballers in Qatar dress code row
Two of Germany s top beach volleyball players are boycotting a tournament in Doha over its bikini ban for women. Organisers deny their accusations. sid, emr, 23.2.2021 - 12:58 Uhr
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Photo: Imago/GEPA PicturesJulia Sude and Karla Borger in action at last year s FIVB World Tour in Baden, Austria.
Berlin - A German women s beach volleyball duo have sparked international headlines after they announced they would not travel to Qatar for the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event - because of tournament rules banning female competitors from wearing sports bikinis in play.