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BEST OF 2015: AN EVANDRO SERVE HAS NO MERCY   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 1, 2016 – Brazil’s Evandro Gonclaves can boast one of the most lethal jump serves in beach volleyball today, with the 25-year-old notoriously scoring aces throughout most of last season. Read more... DAILY DIG - FEBRUARY 1: STATUS QUO UNCHANGED IN MAJOR LEAGUES Lausanne, Switzerland, February 1, 2016 - All the latest news and views from the volleyball world. Read more... FACEBOOK ASKED, BLAIN ANSWERED!   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2016 – Poland assistant coach Philippe Blain was quizzed by some of the FIVB’s Facebook fans on Friday. Read more... MATCH DURATION THE MAJOR CHALLENGE AHEAD Lausanne, Switzerland, January 28, 2016 - The TV and New Media Commission stressed the importance of the FIVB’s new Video Challenge System and a shorter match duration as two of the International Volleyball Federation’s key strategic tools going into 2016 and beyond. Read more... VOTE: WORLD TOUR LEGEND SCOOPS SCORING SENSATION VICTORY Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2016 – It was another all-Brazilian clash in our poll this week. So which scoring sensation got your vote, Pedro Salgado Solberg or Juliana Felisberta da Silva. Read more... MYANMAR TOPS VOLLEYBALL YOUR WAY PHOTO CONTEST Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2016 – Myanmar was chosen as the FIVB Development Commission Volleyball Your Way photo contest winners on Tuesday, topping worthy competitors from Afghanistan, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Palestine and Portugal. Read more... KROU COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TILL KISH ISLAND OPEN Paris, France, January 28, 2016 – For France’s leading pair the resumption of the 2015-16 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour cannot come soon enough. Read more... BELGIUM APPOINT VITAL HEYNEN AS MEN'S TEAM COACH FOR 2017 Brussels, Belgium, January 27, 2016 – Belgium Volleyball Federation President Jean-Paul De Buysscher introduced Vital Heynen to the local media as the new coach of the men’s national team on Wednesday. Read more... Watch the latest volleyball and beach volleyball videos on the FIVB's YouTube page.

Beach volleyball February 15-19, 2016, Kish Island, Iran FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Kish Island Open February 23-28, 2016, Maceio, Brazil FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Maceio Open   Volleyball February 12-19, 2016, Yaoundé, Cameroon African Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament