Volleyball 2016 Discussion Thread

[hoversaBR 472]

Wtf 

  On 4/19/2016 at 9:33 PM, hukbrazil said:

The brazilian uniforms to Rio 2016 are the ugliest I have ever seen. I want to die  

 

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[vinipereira 3,419]

  On 4/19/2016 at 9:33 PM, hukbrazil said:

The brazilian uniforms to Rio 2016 are the ugliest I have ever seen. I want to die 

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The men's beach volleyball green uniform is hideous, definitely the worst (not that the others are much better).

[LDOG 2,418]

The problem (at least with the volleyball uniforms) is that they look like training clothes rather than actual match uniforms.

[heywoodu 15,319]

  On 4/19/2016 at 10:51 PM, LDOG said:

The problem (at least with the volleyball uniforms) is that they look like training clothes rather than actual match uniforms.

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Especially the blue ones look like what they'll be wearing right after they get up and are making ready for breakfast  

 

Although personally I think actually wanting to die because of that is a bit harsh  

[hukbrazil 18]

  On 4/20/2016 at 6:40 AM, heywoodu said:

Especially the blue ones look like what they'll be wearing right after they get up and are making ready for breakfast  

 

Although personally I think actually wanting to die because of that is a bit harsh  

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The uniforms make me upset 

 

But being the volleyball a sport that will give evidence to Brazil in the Olympics, I can not imagine these clothes in court and in history. But I still hope that in broadcasting the situation improves.

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Alexander Markin found innocent by FiVB in the Meldonium doping Case  The Russian player will play in Rio de Janeiro olympics 

[dareza 911]

  On 4/28/2016 at 5:58 PM, VolleyRuller96 said:

Alexander Markin found innocent by FiVB in the Meldonium doping Case  The Russian player will play in Rio de Janeiro olympics 

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why ? Meldonium was legal before 2016.

[dareza 911]

http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=60022&Language=en

[OlympicsFan 860]

Its not a surprise that Russia wont be banned. I think they wouldve been allowed to play even if all of their players wouldve been caught doping. The explanation i read sounded very weird nevertheless, its obvious that Markin had a pretty big impact in at least one match. I think no one here thinks that he decided to use Meldonium on his own, its obvious that this was more of a "team decision", so its pretty disappointing that a whole team can get away with something like that.

In the end we have to ask: When exactly did he stop to take Meldonium? In my opinion you cant just say "He didnt take it in 2016, so he didnt dope".

I think the athletes knew a couple of months before the end of 2015 that Meldonium would be illegal in 2016, so they shouldve stopped to take it right away and not wait until the end of 2015. By taking it until the end of 2015, they "planned" to also profit from it in 2016, so you cant say that it didnt improve their performances in 2016. In my opinion all these athletes shouldnt have been allowed to compete in 2016 until all Meldonium left their body.

[LDOG 2,418]

Argentina squad for World League (and sort of long squad for olympics):

Setters: Luciano de Cecco, Nicolás Uriarte, Demian Gonzalez

Opposites: Bruno Lima, Javier Vega, Cristian Poglajen

OH: Facundo Conte, Rodrigo Quiroga, Ezequiel Palacios, Lisandro Zanotti, Nicolás Bruno, Jan Martínez, Nicolás Lazo

Middle Blockers: Sebastián Solé, Martin Ramos, Pablo Crer, Facundo Imhoff, Joaquin Gallego

Liberos: Alexis Gonzalez, Facundo Santucci, Sebastian Closter

 

 

SO happy to see many players from junior/youth teams and not the usual weak old people