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2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship will be the twentieth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, contested by the women's national teams under the age of 20 of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Mexico from 12 to 21 July 2019. Mexico played hosts for this event for the fourth time. The finals involved 16 teams, of which 15 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically. Of the 16 teams, 15 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2017, while Rwanda made its first appearances at an FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship. China is the defending champions, having won their third title in Mexico. Qualification A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Mexico, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 10 teams qualified via six separate continental tournaments while the remaining 5 teams qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayu Ishikawa
is a Japanese people, Japanese professional volleyball player. She's a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team, Japan Women's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. In 2025, she is assigned as the national team's captain (volleyball), captain, and currently plays for the club AGIL Volley Novara, Igor Gorgonzola Novara. She won the title of 2024–25 Women's CEV Cup for the first time of the club's history. Ishikawa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Women's volleyball. She used to be the captain of Japan Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team, U-18 and Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team, U-20 national volleyball team. Personal life Ishikawa has one older sister and one older brother, Yūki Ishikawa, who is the team captain of Japan men's national volleyball team. She was motivated by her siblings to start playing volleyball and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bắc Ninh
Bắc Ninh () is a city in the Northern Vietnam, northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 247,702 in 2019. In January 2006, the town (''thị xã'') of Bắc Ninh was upgraded to city (''thành phố''). History In March 1884, Bắc Ninh was the site of a decisive Bắc Ninh campaign, campaign in the wars between France and assorted Black Flag Army forces, and the town fell to the French. Thereafter under French protectorate, the town was confirmed as the center of all political, economic, cultural offices of colonial administration in the province. The land of the Bắc Ninh Citadel, within Yên, Niem and Do Villages, was occupied by French troops. At this time Bắc Ninh became known in Europe for its lacquer work and mother-of-pearl inlaid black-wood screens, cabinets, trays, and boxes. Bắc Ninh Railway Station open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2019 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the fifth edition of the bi-annual women's volleyball tournament. Seven teams participated in this edition held in Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive .... Cuba won the tournament defeating the Dominican Republic and qualified for the Women's U20 World Championship. Cuba's Ailama Cese won the MVP award. Competing nations Competition format * Seven teams will be divided into two pools. In the group stage each pool will play round robin. * The two best teams from the first rank team of each pool after group stage will receive byes into the semifinals. * The remaining first-rank team will play in the quarterfinals along with the second-rank teams. Preliminary round * All times are in Peru Standard Time ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The top two teams qualified for the 2019 Junior World Championship. Competing nations The following national teams participated in the tournament, teams were seeded according to how they finished in the previous edition of the tournament: First round *''All times are Peruvian Standard Time ( UTC−05:00)'' Pool A Pool B Final round 5th to 8th places bracket Championship bracket Classification 5 to 8 Semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Bronze Medal match Gold Medal match Final standing Individual awards *Most valuable player ** *Best Opposite ** *Best outside hitters ** ** *Best middle blockers ** ** *Best setter ** *Best libero ** References {{reflist External linksCSV official website Women's S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest list of oldest continuously inhabited cities, continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of the Erzen River, Erzen and Ishëm (river), Ishëm at the southeastern corner of the Adriatic Sea. Durrës' climate is profoundly influenced by a seasonal Mediterranean climate. Durrës was founded under the name of Epidamnos around the 7th century BC, by Ancient Greece, ancient Greek colonists from Corinth and Korkyra (polis), Corcyra in cooperation with the Taulantii, a local Illyrians, Illyrian tribe. Also known as Dyrrachium, Durrës developed as it became an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded in 1614 by Ottoman Albanian general Sulejman Bargjini, Sylejman Pasha Bargjini, centered on the Sulejman Pasha Mosque, Old Mosque and ''Sulejman Pasha Tomb, türbe''. The city was fairly unimportant until the 20th century, when the Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it as Albania's capital after the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. The site of present-day Tirana has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and was likely the core of the Illyrian kingdom of the Taulantii, which in classical antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Durrës, Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship
The 2018 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 12 teams) held in Albania from 1 to 9 September 2018. Participating teams * Hosts ** * Qualified through 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship Qualification ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Preliminary round ''All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00).'' Pool I *venue: Dhimitrag Goga Sport Hall, Durrës Pool II *venue: Olympic Park, Tirana 5th–8th classification ''All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00).'' *venue: Dhimitrag Goga Sport Hall, Durrës 5th–8th semifinals 7th place match 5th place match Final round ''All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00).'' *venue: Olympic Park, Tirana Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Most valuable player *: Valeria Battista *Best setter *: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. Nairobi is home of the Parliament Buildings (Kenya), Kenyan Parliament Buildings and hosts thousands of Kenyan businesses and international companies and organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Nairobi is an established hub for business and culture. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in Africa and the second-oldest exchange on the continent. It is Africa's fourth-largest stock exchange in terms of trading volume, capable of making 10 million trades a day. It also contains the Nairobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Women's U20 African Volleyball Championship
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Science * Argon, a noble gas in the periodic table * 18 Melpomene, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. * ''18'' (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album), 2022 Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguascalientes City
Aguascalientes (, lit. "hot waters" in Spanish) is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name and its most populous city, as well as the head of the Aguascalientes Municipality; with a population of 948,990 inhabitants in 2012 and 1,225,432 in the metro area. The metropolitan area also includes the municipalities of Jesús María and San Francisco de los Romo. It is located in North-Central Mexico, which roughly corresponds to the Bajío region within the central Mexican plateau. The city stands on a valley of steppe climate at 1880 meters above sea level, at . Originally the territory of the nomadic Chichimeca peoples, the city was founded on October 22, 1575, by Spanish families relocating from Lagos de Moreno under the name of (Village of Our Lady of the Assumption of the Hot Waters), in reference to the chosen patron saint and the many thermal springs found close to the village, which still remain to this day. It would serve as an outpost in the Silver Rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
