The first of two tournaments for men this year and one of eleven FIVB Open events on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour schedule, Doha, Qatar will present the inaugural FIVB Doha Open from November 4 to 8. It will be the first time that Doha has hosted a FIVB World Tour event. This...
Setting standards
BEING the first elected president of the game’s governing body FIVB, Dr Ary S Graca’s challenges are manifold. Since succeeding China’s Jizhong Wei as FIVB chief in September, 2012, Graca had laid down a specific plan to promote volleyball as a core Olympic sport and valuable partner for the Olympic Movement. A former Brazil international,...
Qatar national team starts training
After an extended break, the Qatar national team had started training for the new season on June 15. New national coach Juan Manuel Cichello, who kept a close vigil on the players during the season-ending Emir’s Cup, had given the players a month-long break. The training camp is held at the Qatar Volleyball Association’s indoor hall....
Cichello to coach Qatar NT
The Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) organised Cool Volley festival for under-9 players from nine clubs appeared to be a big success