VNL, final triumph for France’s Andrea Giani
Elected MVP was French setter Brizard, Patry best opposite, also best scorer today with 24 personal points in the win over Japan.
Elected MVP was French setter Brizard, Patry best opposite, also best scorer today with 24 personal points in the win over Japan.
European champion on eighth success in eight races, always over 22 meters.
Marcell Jacobs’ great rival sets the world season record with 19″53. Sha’Carri Richardson instead excluded among women.
The yellow-blue club announced the signing of Puerto Rican Gabriel ‘Gabi’ Garcia Fernandez.
The draw for the composition of the groupings was held in Lodz, site of the Volleyball Nations League Finals.
“We arrive in Poland with the group that played in the third week in Ljubljana and we arrive there with the pleasure of playing.”
“I knew nothing about it, no one consulted me, let alone informed the technical sector.”
The youngest athlete is rookie stylist Carlos D’Ambrosio, born Feb. 5, 2007; also underage are Sara Curtis (Aug. 19, 2006) and Alessandro Ragaini (Aug. 2, 2006).
The three-time U.S. world champion shined in Eugene: “Every time, faster and faster.”
The Blue Women beat Japan
The team of Italian coach, Stefano Lavarini, took third place in the Volleyball Nations League 2024.
Davide Di Veroli, Andrea Santarelli, Federico Vismara and Gabriele Cimini surrendered only in the final to France.
The Blue Women overcome the Polish national team 3-0 and advance to the last act of the Nations League.
In Basel Alberta Santuccio, Mara Navarria, Rossella Fiamingo and Giulia Rizzi beat Hungary in the final. Foil fencers win bronze.
So many Azzurri starred at the Settecolli in Rome.
Julio Velasco’s girls prevailed with a peremptory 3-0 win over the Olympic champions.
The European champion club has made official the arrival, after two years at Dinamo Bucharest, of Bela Florian Bartha.
The blue opposite’s words before the final stage of the competition.
“Italy has chosen two reigning European champions as standard bearers,” he stresses.
In Basel usual shower of medals for Italy.
“I am really very happy and ready to work together with players of the highest level.”
Bangkok’s PalaHuamark, site of the VNL Finals (June 20-23), hosted the much-anticipated “drawing of lots” of the Olympic women’s volleyball tournament pools.
The Tokyo Olympian wins with 9.92, the other Italian makes 9.96: for both open the doors to Paris 2024.
The French opposite number rejoins the Consortium, which he had left last November.
“All this to tell you not to give up at the first difficulty, not to give up when everything seems to go wrong, to hold on and keep fighting.”
The draw for the 2024 Olympic women’s tournament pools will be held on Wednesday, June 19.