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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball.

The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack. An attack is an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the team receiving the ball is unable to pass the ball and continue the rally, thus, losing the point. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: (Full article...)

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The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles. (Full article...)
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The Greek Women's Volleyball League is organised by Hellenic Volleyball Federation (Greek:Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Πετοσφαίρισης). In 2021–22 championship took part 14 clubs.

Panathinaikos won the first championship in 1971. During the first decade, Panathinaikos and ZAON Kifissia dominated. Panathinaikos have won 26 championships. (Full article...)
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The Icelandic Women's Volleyball League is an annual competition for women's volleyball clubs in Iceland. It has been held since the 1973/74 season, till date it is ruled and managed by the Icelandic Volleyball Federation. (Full article...)
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The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Olympics, and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country. (Full article...)
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The Swiss Men's Volleyball Ligue 1 is a men's volleyball competition organized by the Swiss Volleyball Federation (Swiss Volley), it was created in 1957. (Full article...)
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Proliga is the Indonesian professional top-level competition for volleyball clubs. It is organised by Persatuan Bola Voli Seluruh Indonesia (PBVSI) or Indonesian Volleyball Association. (Full article...)
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The Slovak Women's Volleyball League is a women's volleyball competition organized by the Slovak Volleyball Federation (Slovenská volejbalová federácia, SVF). It was created in 1992, just after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. (Full article...)
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The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex between 14 and 28 August 2004.

The medals for the competition were presented by Henri Sérandour, France; Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, Hong Kong; and Els van Breda Vriesman, Netherlands; IOC Members, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Jizhong Wei, People's Republic of China; FIVB 1st Vice-President, Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, Dominican Republic; FIVB Vice President, and Aleksandar Boričić, Serbia and Montenegro; FIVB Board-Administration Member. (Full article...)
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Volleyball has been an Arab Games event since the second edition in 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Full article...)
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The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.

The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade in central London. (Full article...)
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The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup.

From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. (Full article...)
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The Spikers' Turf is the top-level men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision), established in 2015. (Full article...)
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The Serbian Superliga (Serbian: Суперлига Србије / Superliga Srbije) is the highest level of men's volleyball in Serbia and it is organized by Serbian Volleyball Federation. Serbia Volleyball League is currently contested by 12 clubs. (Full article...)
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The 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup was the fifth and last edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup, an annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by eight national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. The tournament was held at Linyi Olympic Sports Park Stadium in Linyi, China, between 4 and 7 July 2024.

Three teams made their first appearance in the men's Challenger Cup in this edition: Belgium, Croatia and Mexico. (Full article...)
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The Women's U-20 African Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship, is a sport competition for national teams with women players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation. (Full article...)
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The Boys' Youth South American Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national volleyball teams with players under 19 years of age, currently held biannually and organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV), the South American volleyball federation. (Full article...)
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The 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 13 to 19 September in Poland. Eleven nations were involved in the first edition of the competition also known as the "Tournament of the Continents" - ten countries were from Europe, the dominant continent in volleyball at the time. The only team to travel from overseas were Japan. (Full article...)
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The qualification for the 2020 men's Olympic volleyball tournament allocated twelve teams quota spots: the hosts, the winners in each of the six pools of Intercontinental Qualifying Tournament, and five continental Olympic qualification tournament winners. Teams already qualified for the event are not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] (Full article...)
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The Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under-18 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's Asian-continent governing body. Tournaments have been held every two years since 1997. It broke its biennial design only in 2008, a year after it held its 2007 competition in Colombo, and in 2018, following the holding of a competition in 2017 in Naypyidaw after the tournament skipped the year 2016. It formerly carried the title Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship (in the tournament's 11th edition), Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship (in the 10th edition), Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship (in the 4th-9th editions), and Asian Youth Men's Volleyball Championship (in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions).

The top four teams of each tournament qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is China, which won its first title at the 2024 tournament. (Full article...)
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The Men's U18 African Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation. The competition was played with teams of U19 till the 2022 edition. (Full article...)
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The Australian Volleyball Super League (AVSL) is the premier Australian domestic volleyball competition. (Full article...)
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The New Zealand Women's Volleyball League is the major national volleyball competition for women in New Zealand, established in 1968. It is organized by New Zealand Volleyball Federation (VNZ). (Full article...)
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Volleyball for both men and women has been played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged in Mexico City. (Full article...)
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The Bulgarian Women's Volleyball League in (Bulgarian Национална волейболна лига жени) is the most important Bulgarian women's volleyball competition organized by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (Българска Федерация Волейбол, БФВ), it was created in 1942. (Full article...)

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International volleyball

Selected volleyball images

Image 1Variants: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Image 2Tactics: Serve
Image 3Play in progress: The "set" (second contact), Iran vs. Japan, Olympic qualification match 2016
Image 4Play in progress: The attack or "spike"
Image 5Tactics: Defence
Image 6Volleyball court
Image 7Volleyball positions
Image 8Tactics: Receiving serve
Image 9An official signals "ball out"
Image 10Volleyball scoreboard (United States)
Image 11Team handshake at a Polish volleyball match
Image 12Tactics: The "libero" (defence player)
Image 13Tactics: Jump serve
Image 14Tactics: Team practising passing
Image 15Tactics: Kill against three blockers
Image 16Variants; World footvolley championships, 2010
Image 17Play in progress: Final of the Volleyball French Cup, 2013
Image 18Play in progress: International match Italy vs. Russia, 2005
Image 19Variants: Sitting volleyball at the 2012 Paralympics

Current and recent events

2019 Asian Championship – Men's • Women's
2019 European Championship – Men's • Women's
2019 South American Championship – Men's • Women's
2019 FIVB World Cup – Men's • Women's
2019–20 CEV Champions League (Women's) • CEV Cup (Women's) • CEV Challenge Cup (Women's)
2020 Olympics • 2020 Paralympics
2020 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship
2020 FIVB Nations League Men's • Women's

Volleyball terms

Ace : A serve which lands in the opponent's court without being touched, or is touched, but unable to be kept in play by one or more receiving team players.
Assist : Usually the second of a team's three contacts, an assist is awarded for any set ball that results in a kill on the ensuing attack.
Attack : Usually the third of a team's three contacts, an attack is any attempt by the offense to score a point against the defense (this does not include free balls or over-passes).
Stack Blocking : A blocking strategy where the front row players start close to each other at the center of the net, leaving space for swing blocking out to the pins.
Cut / Cut shot : attack with an extreme angle (nearly parallel to the net).
Dig : A defensive contact following an opponent's attack resulting in a playable ball.

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Image 1A beach volleyball game in Tanna, Vanuatu (2009) (from Beach volleyball)
Image 2Unlike indoor volleyball, beach volleyball is played on soft sand which makes it safer for players to dive. Picture shows Nick Lucena of the United States diving to "dig" the ball. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 3A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics (from Beach volleyball)
Image 4Open-handed tips/dinks are not allowed. Players may instead use their knuckles to attack the ball for a "pokey" shot. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 5The USC Trojans women's beach volleyball team poses with the National Championship trophy after winning the inaugural 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 6Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at the 2000 tournament. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
Image 7A player hand sets the ball (from Beach volleyball)
Image 8Phil Dalhausser attempts to block Fábio Luiz Magalhães's attack (from Beach volleyball)
Image 9Two opposing players simultaneously contact the ball above the net with open hands, known as a "joust". The receiving team is entitled to another three contacts. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 10The Horse Guards Parade hosted the 2012 tournament. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
Image 11A beach volleyball game between members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at Key West, Florida in 1950 (from Beach volleyball)
Image 12US women's team has cited several advantages to bikini uniforms, such as comfort while playing on sand during hot weather. Photo shows US national team players (Jennifer Fopma (left) and Brooke Sweat) in their uniforms. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 13Brazil's Maria Antonelli making a forearm pass, also known as a bump (from Beach volleyball)
Image 14Germany's Sara Goller (left) and Laura Ludwig with blue kinesio tape. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 15Ágatha Bednarczuk embraces the home crowd after the 2016 final. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
Image 16Beach volleyball players at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii, ca. 1915 (from Beach volleyball)
Image 17A beach volleyball referee determines if a fault has been committed. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 18A women's match at the 2017 Hermosa Beach Open, one of the tournaments in the AVP tour. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 19Officials keep score during a beach volleyball match at the 2017 Canada Summer Games (from Beach volleyball)
Image 20Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate their gold medal win in 2008 with George W. Bush (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
Image 21A player jump serving (from Beach volleyball)
Image 22Public beach volleyball courts in Santa Monica, where the modern two-man version originated. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 23Olympics 2016 tournament (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
Image 24Brazil's Emanuel Rego signals for an "angle" block for the opposing player on the left and a "line" block for the opposing player on the right (from Beach volleyball)
Image 25Unlike indoor volleyball, a touch off the block counts as one of the three allowed touches. (from Beach volleyball)
Image 26Mikasa VLS300, official ball for the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (from Beach volleyball)
Image 27Horse Guards Parade beach volleyball stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (from Beach volleyball)
Image 28Dancers during a match at the 2012 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam (from Beach volleyball)
Image 29A linesman signals that a ball is "in" (from Beach volleyball)

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And in the most profound place where land, sea and sky are one - there ye shall play volleyball. – Simon Munnery
Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball. – Emo Philips

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v t e International beach volleyball
FIVB World Ranking Achievements by nation Records and statistics Olympic Games World Championships U21 U19 World Beach Games Youth Olympics
Asia and Oceania	AVC – Asian Championship – Asian Games – Asian Beach Games
Africa	CAVB – African Championship – African Games – African Beach Games
Europe	CEV – European Championships U22 U20 U18
North America	NORCECA – NORCECA Circuit – Central American Games – Central American & Caribbean Games
South America	CSV – South American Circuit – South American Games – South American Beach Games
Others	Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Beach Games Pacific Games Pan American Games
Discontinued	FIVB World Tour Major Series FIVB World Championships U23 U19 U17 Summer Universiade

v t e International men's youth volleyball
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Ranking Youth Olympic Games U23 World Championship (defunct) U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship
Africa	CAVB Under-23 Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
Americas	NORCECA & CSV Under-23 Under-21 Under-19
Asia & Oceania	AVC Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16
Europe	CEV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17 Small Countries Division Junior EYSOF
North America	NORCECA Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
South America	CSV Under-23 Under-21 Under-19 Under-17

v t e International women's youth volleyball
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Ranking Youth Olympic Games U23 World Championship (defunct) U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship
Africa	CAVB Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17
Americas	NORCECA & CSV Under-23 Under-20 Under-18
Asia & Oceania	AVC Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16
Europe	CEV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17 Small Countries Division Junior EYSOF
North America	NORCECA Under-20 Under-18 Under-17
South America	CSV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16