http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com the road to Beijing 2008...all the latest UNOFFICIAL international volleyball news Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:30:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Beijing, China, August 4, 2008 - The Chinese Men's team appeared at their first open training session Monday ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/08/05/chinese-men-getting-ready/ 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 ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/23/brazil-volleyball-still-dominating/ 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, ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/23/brazil-and-serbia-opening-wins/ 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 Lausanne, July 16, 2008 – The sixth and final weekend of Intercontinental Round action in the 2008 FIVB ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/20/world-league-news/ It is all gearing up for the Olympic Volleyball year. The Grand prix is well and truly underway. It is shaping up to be a ripper Olympic Volleyball year. Read full article at FIVB Yokohama, Japan, July 11, 2008 - World No. 1 Brazil and Cuba both clinched their third straight wins on ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/12/grand-prix-news/ 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. Women's Tournament Pool A: 1. China, 2. Cuba, 3. USA, 4. Japan, 5. Poland, 6. Venezuela Pool B: 1. Brazil 2. Italy, 3. ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/05/the-draw-is-out/ 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 Who are the favourites? Brazil stand out to win the mens Olympic Volleyball tournament, they have been ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/05/beijing-who-is-going/ Are China going to start dominating world Volleyball once again? They seem to be on their way with a win over Italy in the Grand Prix. Full article FIVB FIVB World Grand Prix champions of 2003 China are blazing a trail at the top of the standings in this year's competition with ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/07/03/china-back-to-the-top/ Full article from FIVB Lausanne, June 16, 2008 – The 2008 edition of the FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual Women’s competition featuring the world’s best players, begins this weekend with Preliminary Round matches through June 20-22 in Japan, China and Italy. Two-time winners USA, hosts Japan, Turkey and Kazakhstan ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/06/16/world-grand-prix/ Full article FIVB Tokyo, Japan, May 14, 2008 – Eight National Teams will gather in the dazzling capital city of Japan from May 17-25 to compete against each other in the Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament to vie for the last four tickets to the 2008 Beijing Games. The round-robin tournament doubles ... http://www.olympicvolleyball2008.com/index.php/2008/05/14/last-spots-for-the-women/