Olympics News

German girls won their two matches of the day against Fendrick-Hochevar (USA) 2-1 (18-21,21-16, 15-10) and Dampney-Boulton (ENG) 2-1 (21-13,18-21, 15-8).

Brazilian stars talk about their preparation for Corrientes Grand Slam, the first FIVB event they’re going to participate in this year.

The USA’s couple talked about their experience in Corrientes Grand Slam after qualifying for the Main Draw.

Swedish Stefan Guanarsson andd Hannes Brinkborg defeated Marco and Essteban Grimalt from Chile and will play in the Main Draw

Comments from Brazil’s Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Solberg Salgado as they win bronze, after beating Sophie van Gestel and Madelein Meppelink from the Netherlands on Sunday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Austria’s Doris Schwaiger and Stefanie Schwaiger as they win silver after losing to Brazil’s Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Taiana Lima in the final on Sunday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Brazil’s Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Taiana Lima as they win gold, after beating Austria’s Doris Schwaiger and Stefanie Schwaiger on Sunday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from USA’s Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson as they win gold, after beating Brazil’s Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt on Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Brazil’s Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt as they take silver, after losing the gold medal match to USA’s Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson on Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Brazil’s Álvaro Morais Filho after he and partner Ricardo Alex Costa Santos won the bronze medal following their win against Poland’s Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz on Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Brazil’s Carolina Solberg Salgado after she and partner Maria Clara Salgado Rufino beat Chinese number one seeds Xue Chen and Xi Zhang to earn a semifinal position on Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Scenes from the last set of the round two match between Brazil’s Ricardo Alex Costa Santos and Álvaro Morais Filho and USA’s Sean Rosenthal and Philip Dalhausser. Ricardo-Álvaro Filho knocked out the Fuzhou Open 2013 gold medallists Rosenthal-Dalhausser and earned a position in the semifinal 2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 15-13).

Comments from Germany’s Laura Ludwig (No.1) and Kira Walkenhorst (No.2) after they beat Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti from Italy to top Pool C and proceed directly into round two of the single elimination knock-out phase on Saturday at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Alexander Brouwer (No. 1) and Robert Meeuwsen (No. 2) from the Netherlands after they beat China’s Penggen Wu and Jiaxin Wu to top Pool A at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Canada’s Jamie Lynn Broder (No.1) and Kristina Valjas (No.2) after beating Colombia’s Galindo Andrea and Galindo Claudia in the Women’s Qualification Tournament to earn a place in the Main Draw at the Shanghai Grand Slam in China.

Comments from Germany’s Markus Böckermann (No. 2) and Mischa Urbatzka (No.1) after beating USA’s Todd Rogers and Ryan Doherty in the Men’s Qualification Tournament at the Shanghai Grand Slam.

Comments from top seeded pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi (CHN) after their dominating performance at the gold medal match against Spanish pair Liliana-Baquerizo at the Fuzhou Open.

Comments from Spain’s Liliana Fernández Steiner (No. 1) and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan (No. 2) after they lost to top seeds Xue-Zhang Xi (CHN) at the gold medal match of the Fuzhou Open women’s tournament.

Comments from German pair Katrin Holtwick (No. 1) and Ilka Semmler (No. 2) after their bronze medal triumph over Dutch team van Gestel-Meppelink at the Fuzhou Open.

Comments from Angelo Squeo, FIVB Beach Volleyball Director, on the Fuzhou Open prior to the women’s gold medal match between Xue-Zhang Xi (CHN) and Liliana-Barequizo (ESP).