USOC Increases ‘Operation Gold’ Payouts to Athletes by 25%
Team USA’s bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics was worth $12,000. In 2020, the same result would be worth $15,000.
USA Volleyball Inks Another Four-Year Deal with Sports Anaheim
USA Volleyball announced on Monday, in a joint press conference with USA Water Polo and USA Badminton at the Anaheim Convention…
Teams Confirmed For FIVB World Grand Champions Cup In Japan
The seventh FIVB World Grand Champions Cup will take place in Japan next year. The year after the Olympics is…
Australia’s Uni Blues Swept Queensland Pirates For Fourth Title
Victoria’s Uni Blues took home their fourth women’s Australian Volleyball League final over the Queensland Pirates in a sweep, while…
Polish Club Penalized with Forfeit, Fine for Violating Rules
The Court of Appeals of the Polish Volleyball Federation has decided to uphold the penalties imposed upon the club MKS Dąbrowa…
WADA, FISU Statements on McLaren Report
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International University Sports Federation (FISU, which oversees the World University Game) have released…
IPC Calls Second McLaren Report ‘Unprecedented and Astonishing’
The International Paralympic Committee released a statement responding to the second McLaren Report, calling its findings of state-sponsored doping in Russia “unprecedented and astonishing.”
2nd McLaren Report Alleges Russian Doping Program Continued Post-Sochi
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released the second part of the independent McLaren Report today, which alleged that over 1000 Russian athletes benefited from a state-sponsored doping program that evolved from at least the 2012 London Summer Olympics and extended beyond the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Netherlands Will Host Massive Volleyball Festival in 2018
Reinder Nummerdor will bring a unique perspective as the tournament director for VOLLEY2018, having been a European Champion both on the beach and on the court.
Cheerleading, Muay Thai Granted Provisional IOC Recognition
Two new sports have been granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC): cheerleading and Muay Thai.
