Tag: volleyball
Decisions made in volleyball put top sport first – “Motivated athletes cannot be bought with money” | Sport
The men’s national volleyball team’s place in next year’s World Championships did not come as a surprise to the team. Finland’s ranking was good enough throughout the summer that it…
Jessica Kosonen decided to invest in her studies alongside her professional volleyball career, which led to a summer job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Sport
Finland’s women’s national volleyball team opens its European Championship qualifier against Switzerland on Sunday in Turku. shows the matches live on TV2 and Areena, the broadcast starts at 14:45. Few…
Volleyball: Sweden collapsed against Switzerland in the first match in three years
But it didn’t look like Sweden hadn’t played a game since May 2021, when they opened with a 6-0 lead straight away in the European Championship qualifier against Switzerland. Sweden…
Lahti-Liukkonen and Ahtiainen finish ninth in the EC beach volleyball tournament | Sports in a nutshell
The Finnish pair won two matches and suffered three losses in the games. Aino Paloniemi, Petri Sjöblom Finnish couple Taru Lahti-Liukkonen / Niina Ahtiainen finished ninth in the beach volleyball…
Robert Meeuwsen ends career with loss in semi-final at European Beach Volleyball Championship
The 35-year-old Nieuwegeiner had already decided in January to stop after this summer, regardless of the outcome of their Olympic qualification. “Even if we had made it to the Games,…
Finland’s volleyball women crushed Estonia | Sports in a nutshell
Finland, which is preparing for the EC qualifiers, convincingly beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. The Finnish women’s national volleyball team, which is preparing for the European Championship qualifiers, was in…
Beach volleyball: Åhman/Hellvig won Olympic gold in beach volleyball
There was clear Swedish dominance in the first set. Jonatan Hellvig blocked the Germans completely and the Swedish duo won the first set with a dominant 21-10, in front of…
Gold for volleyball players!
Navigate with keyboard Previous Following On Saturday, August 10, the French volleyball team made history by achieving a double after its title in Tokyo. © Dolores Ochoa/AP/SIPA (published on 08/10/2024)…
2024 Olympics: French volleyball team wins Olympic double against Poland
The French volleyball team crushed Poland (3-0) in the final of the Olympic Games, this Saturday, August 10 at the Arena Paris Sud. After their victory in Tokyo in 2021,…
Historic double for the Blues, French volleyball becomes a legend – L’Express
This is another historic medal for the Blues. This Saturday, August 10, the French volleyball players became Olympic champions for the second consecutive time, after triumphing against the Russians under…