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The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is Turkey, which won its first title at the 2023 tournament.
References
- FIVB biograph at FIVB.org
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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