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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. [1] It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.
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The International Volleyball Federation commonly known by the acronym FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball). Is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. [3] Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Fabio Azevedo of Brazil.
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
Snow volleyball is a variant of beach volleyball that is played on snow. The rules are similar to the beach game, [1] with the main differences being the scoring system (best of 3 sets played to 15 points) and the number of players (three starters and one substitute). [2]
The regulation of sport is usually done by a sport governing body for each sport, resulting in a core of relatively invariant, agreed rules. People responsible for leisure activities often seek recognition and respectability as sports by joining sports federations such as the International Olympic Committee , or by forming their own regulatory ...
The International Volleyball Federation has partnered with global brand strategy and design firm Landor Associates to create the Volleyball Nations League branding. Landor has also contributed with in-stadium and on-screen television graphics, staff uniforms, designs for the World Volleyball app, medals and the winning trophy. [10] [11]
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