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2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 2013 Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship was held in Czech Republic, for ten days between from 21 to 30 June 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams. __TOC__ Qualification process Competition Formula The 20 teams will be divided into four pools of five teams each and will play a round-robin tournament. The bottom-ranked team of each pool will play classification matches for 17th-20th place in a round-robin system. The other 16 teams progress to the Eight Finals which consists of a playoff (1st of Pool A against 4th of Pool B etc.). The winners of the playoff matches will advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals to be classified from 1st to 8th while the losers of playoff match will play classification matches, with a similar quarterfinals, semifinals and finals system, to be classified from 9th to 16th. Venues Kajot Arena and Mestska Hala Micovych Sportu, Brno, Czech Republic. Preliminary round Pool A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Ting (volleyball)
Zhu Ting (; born 29 November 1994) is a Chinese volleyball player. She is an outside hitter of the Chinese women's volleyball national team. She played for Vakıfbank Istanbul from 2016 to 2019. Currently, she plays for Italian club Savino del Bene Scandicci. Zhu and the Chinese national team have won several gold medals in international competition, including in the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2019 World Cup. Since her debut in 2011, Zhu has received 14 MVP awards at all levels of competition, including the MVP award of Rio Olympic Games 2016. She is widely regarded as one of the most decorated and successful indoor volleyball players of all time. She is also the highest paid professional volleyball player in the world, male or female, as of the 2018-2019 season. Personal life Zhu Ting was born to a rural family in Henan Province. She has four sisters (two older sisters and two younger sisters) and her parents do not have any sports backgrounds. In 2007, Zhu, who was 13 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederación Sudamericana De Voleibol
The Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) (Portuguese: ) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Profile The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations. Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The CSV presides over national volleyball federations l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subotica
Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica is now the second largest city in the province, following the city of Novi Sad. According to the 2011 census, the city itself has a population of 97,910, while the urban area of Subotica (with adjacent urban settlement of Palić included) has 105,681 inhabitants, and the population of metro area (the administrative area of the city) stands at 141,554 people. Name The name of the city has changed frequently over time.History of Subotica Retrieved 8 September 2022. The earliest known written name of the city was ''Zabotka'' or ''Zabatka'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship Qualification
The qualification for the 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship was held from 7–12 May 2013. Competing nations Participating teams * Host ** ** ** ** * Qualified through 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Pools Pool A Matches of Pool A were played in Subotica, Serbia. Pool B Matches of Pool B were played in Cividale del Friuli, Italy. Pool C Matches of Pool C will be played in Samokov, Bulgaria. Pool D Matches of Pool D will be played in Ramenskoye, Russia. References {{reflist 2013 in volleyball 2013 in women's volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball 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. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... International women's vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''''. . The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2013 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the bi-annual volleyball, women's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries from March 18 – 23, 2013 in Havana, Cuba. This was the last qualifier to the 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship for American teams, Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team, Puerto Rico earned the last berth winning Pool B over hosts Cuba Competing Nations Teams who were able to participate in this tournament are those who took part at their respective continental junior championships, 2012 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship, South America and 2012 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, NORCECA. Puerto Rico entered after Argentina declined to participate and Guatemala and Nicaragua failed to apply. Competition format The competition format for the 2013 Junior Pan American Volleyball Cup divides the 8 participating teams in 2 groups of 4, a seeded group consisting of countries al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panamerican Volleyball Union
Pan-American, Pan American, Panamerican, Pan-America, Pan America or Panamerica may refer to: * Collectively, the Americas: North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean * Something of, from, or related to the Americas * Pan-Americanism, an integrationist movement among the nations of the Americas * Pan American Union, later the Organization of American States * Pan Am, a former international airline carrier based in the United States. * Pan American (band), an ambient/post-rock music ensemble * ''Pan-American'' (train), a L&N train that ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans See also * * * * Pan American Band Instrument Company * Pan-American Car, by Packard * Pan American Center, in New Mexico, United States * Pan American Championship (other) * Pan American Christian Academy, in São Paulo, Brazil * Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, United States, 1901 * Pan American Games * Pan American Health Organization * Pan-American Highway * Panameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship
The 2013 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship was held in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ... from 14 – 16 March 2013. Teams Originally , , , , and the hosts decided to take part. But later the first three teams withdrew and Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria are the only three teams participating. It will be a round-robin tournament between the three teams, with the winning team being the champions. Round-Robin Pool Final standing {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" , - , width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc, , , Qualified for the 2013 World Junior Championship Women's African Volleyball Championship Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship International volleyball competitions hosted by Nigeria Women's Junior African Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAVB
The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. Profile The CAVB was the last confederation to be created: it was established in 1972, when the FIVB turned its five Volleyball Zone Commissions into continental confederations. The African Volleyball Commission had been founded in 1967. Although the national federation of Egypt was involved in the founding of the FIVB in 1947, the sport of volleyball remains essentially amateur in Africa, even in countries which maintain consistent Olympic programmes, such as South Africa or Kenya. There has been considerable effort by the international federation to increase competitivity in the continent through special development actions. The results of these measures are, , still timid. The CAVB's headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. The CAVB is responsible f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
