Volleyball…Beijing 2008

The Chinese volleyball team are being put through their paces in preparation for the Olympic Volleyball tournament. Although not the favourites for the Olympic Volleyball tournament they are aiming for top 8. More at FIVB

Check out this post from Andrea Zorzi where he chats about how the Brazilians are still dominating in the lead up to the Olympic Volleyball Competition. There is nothign new in sight as the World League continues and Brazil continues to dominate the mens competition. Are Brazil the favourite leading intot eh Olympic Volleyball Competition? They surely have to be. Serbia also had a win over USA, Zorzi analyses the match and talks about how it was a mini game between the outside hitters….and Serbia clearly won it. Read the full article from Andrea Zorzi here and keep up with what is happening in the lead up to the Olympic Volleyball competition.

Brazil and Serbia had wins in the World League final as everybody starts thinking about the Olympic Volleyball competition coming up, this is a good indication on how teams are travelling up until now, as they prepare for the Olympic Volleyball tournament. Full article FIVB

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2008 – Two 3-0 matches opened the Final Round of the 2008 FIVB World League in Rio. Brazil beat Russia, while Serbia had not faced many problems against USA. Winner of the last five editions of the FIVB World League, reigning Olympic and World Champion Brazil debuted perfectly in the Final Round. In a Volleyball Titans meeting, the team coached by Bernardo Rezende, pushed by more than 10,500 fans, overcame Russia by 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-15) at Maracanazinho Gymnasium. The best scorers of the match were Dante, of Brazil, and Poltavskiy, of Russia, with 16 points each.

Olympic Volleyball is heating up! Here is the latest from the World League, which tells us a lot about the Olympic Volleyball competition coming up….only a few weeks left. Full article at FIVB

The draw is out for the mens and womens Olympic Volleyball tournament. Check out the pools below and check out this article from the FIVB for the full schedule.

Olympic Volleyball is volleyball at its peak. It is a rare chance for countries to come together and compete for the ultimate Volleyball honors. So who is actually in the Beijing Olympic Volleyball Tournament?

Mens

• China
• Brazil
• Russia
• Bulgaria
• Egypt
• Japan
• Serbia
• USA
• Venezuela
•  Germany
• Italy
• Poland

Womens

• China
• Italy
• Brazil
• USA
• Algeria
• Kazakhstan
• Russia
• Cuba
• Venezuela
• Poland
• Serbia
• Japan