Volleyball at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[LDOG 2,467]

hace 4 minutos, OlympicsFan said:

If Russia (as a country) will be banned, who will take their place?

 

It won't happen, but in the small chance it does it should be Germany.

Anyway, I don't know if Germany would accept given the opportunity, they don't have the same coach anymore and not even all the same players.

[DaniSRB 899]

Musersky injuried, out of Olympics

[Dunadan 1,103]

On 7/18/2016 at 14:54, leli. said:

ITALY'S WOMEN TEAM 

 

Setters: Eleonora Lo Bianco, Alessia Orro

Opposites: Nadia Centoni, Valentina Diouf

Outside Hitters: Antonella Del Core, Paola Egonu, Serena Ortolani, Miriam Sylla

MBs: Cristina Chirichella, Anna Danesi, Martina Guiggi

Libero: Monica De Gennaro

 

Update: Alessia Gennari will replace Valentina Diouf

[Federer91 3,020]

FIVB and CEV have given their full support for Russia, so if the IOC give the sport bodies the power to make their own decision, they won't change the indoor and beach volleyball qualifications.

[dareza 911]

http://www.worldofvolley.com/News/Latest_news/Othercountries/72148/rio-2016-major-change-in-volleyball-rules-.html

[Gianlu33 5,276]

4 hours ago, Dunadan said:

 

Update: Alessia Gennari will replace Valentina Diouf

What stupid decision. I really like how Valentina plays, i don't know how it's is possible..

[DaniSRB 899]

39 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

What stupid decision. I really like how Valentina plays, i don't know how it's is possible..

 

poor Valentina...she was also cut for OQT

[leli. 48]

2 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

What stupid decision. I really like how Valentina plays, i don't know how it's is possible..

Sure Gennari is now recovering from a knee surgery (but doing better and hopefully she will recover completely before the OG's start), but she's a better receiver than Diouf and we need more receivers in our team tbh. I'm sad for Valentina ofc, but I understand Bonitta's decision in the end.
It seems the other option was to leave Centoni at home, but he decided for Diouf.

[AmericanHero40 238]

I just looked on FIVB site, and now suddenly for quarter finals it says a2/a3 vs b2/b3, do i misunderstand something or there will be drawing of lots for the quarter finals for the second and third ranked teams?

[KhanBeaver 2]

Very strange roster of women's team Russia 

 

Setters: Ekaterina Kosianenko (Pankova), Vera Ulyakina

 

Opposites: Nataliya Goncharova, Daria Malygina

 

Outside Hitters: Jana Shcherban, Tatiana Kosheleva, Irina Voronkova

 

Middle: Irina Zaryazhko, Irina Fetisova, Anastasia Samoilenko

 

Libero: Anna Malova, Elena Ezhova