Volleyball

Footvolley league returns with top talent and vibrant beach scene

Footvolley – a mix of beach volleyball and soccer – was born on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s as a way around laws banning soccer on the sand.

 HIGH-FLYING action on the sand: Footvolley players battle it out at Frishman Beach in Tel Aviv during the Yaaz Footvolley League, where skill, speed, and summer vibes collide.
In preparation for the Maccabiah, which will open on July 8, a live draw for team sports was held for ball sports with more than one group. Maccabiah CEO Roy Hessing stated: ‘We are working around the clock to ensure a top-notch sports experience.’

‘Excitement in the air!’ Team sports live draw held for Maccabiah

 Beach volleyball (Illustrative).

Qatar won’t boycott Israel’s team, says International Volleyball - exclusive

 Mamanet teams assemble at the Crown Tournament in Jerusalem

Mamanet proves the power of a mom-centric sports league - interview


Olympics: US-Jewish athlete Alix Klineman wins gold in beach volleyball

This was the first gold medal the United States won at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women - Medal Ceremony - Shiokaze Park, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Gold medallists April Ross of the United States and Alix Klineman of the United States celebrate with Silver medallists Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia and Taliqua Clancy of Austral

Four Santa Clauses visit Tel Aviv beach for pre-Christmas volleyball game

Tel Aviv is not the only town to have been visited by jolly old St. Nick this year, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Four people dressed up as Santa Claus took to the Tel Aviv beach for a game of volleyball ahead of Christmas, on December 23, 2020.

Iranian men's volleyball team detained 'for four hours' at Chicago airport

“This is politics. I don’t know why they did it. Do our athletes have anything else to do but play sports? Their approach is not logical," said the president of Iran's Volleyball Federation.

Members of Iran's men's volleyball team during the gold medal match against Japan.

Israeli mothers seek to serve up peace through sport

"Sport is a bridge for peace. Mamanet will bring the peace," says founder and chairwoman of Israeli athletic league for moms.

A match held at the Mamanet International Seminar in Eilat between international representatives and the Israeli league's management

Iranian woman in Tehran prison for attending volleyball game starts hunger strike

25-year-old Ghoncheh Ghavami begins protest after some three months in Tehran jail.

Members of Iran's men's volleyball team during the gold medal match against Japan.

Blue-and-white women crash out of volleyball Euros

Arie Selinger had hoped his team would be able to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament, but Israel finished rock-bottom of Pool C.

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Israeli women fall to Poland at Euros

Israel’s national women’s volleyball team got its first European Championship campaign in 40 years off to a losing start.

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A volley and a serve for their country

Video: 19-year-old volleyball stars representing Israel in European championship say secret to their game is their chemistry.

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Israel’s volleyballers finish fourth in Ankara

Turkish police on hand in droves to stem pro-Palestinian protests.

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Anti-Israel protests overshadow volleyball defeat in Turkey

Women's team defeated 3-0 by Serbia in CEV Euro League final four.

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Israeli women continue upward spike

Israeli women's volleyball team will take part in European finals.

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