The Kenya women's national volleyball team, the Malkia Strikers, represents Kenya in international volleyball competitions. Kenya has dominated the African continent since the 1990s, winning the Women's African Volleyball Championship a record nine times. They have qualified three times for the Olympics; in 2000, 2004 and for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Fernanda Garay Rodrigues is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal and the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics with the Brazil national team. She is 1.79 m tall. She plays with Praia Clube.
Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez is a Dominican volleyball player who won the bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Dominican Republic national team. She played in the 2014 Senior World Championship and the 2011 and 2015 FIVB World Cup.
Paula Yamila Nizetich is an Argentine volleyball player who a member of the Argentina national team. She competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Rosamaria Montibeller is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She usually plays as an opposite Spiker and occasionally as a wing spiker. She won the silver medal while making her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley is an American professional volleyball player and a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She plays for VakifBank, Istanbul, and is a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.
Argentina competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Argentine athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of their support for the United States-led boycott.
Victoria Mayer is an Argentine volleyball player. She is part of the Argentina women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Elena Pietrini is an Italian volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker for the Italian national team. She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Mayu Ishikawa is a Japanese professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi, Prefecture. She's a member of the Japan Women's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira de Souza is a Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is participating in the 2020 Summer Olympics with the Brazil national team. She participated at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, winning a bronze medal and the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship,
Nichika Yamada is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Joy Lusenaka is a Kenyan female volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games under captain Mercy Moim.
Pamela Jepkirui is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as an outside hitter. She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Kenya national team set off for the Olympics in Tokyo in three batches to try and minimise the chances of being effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their opening match will be on 25 July in Tokyo against Japan.
Jeong Ji-yun is a South Korean volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.
Candelaria Lucia Herrera Rodriguez is an Argentine volleyball player who participated with the Argentina national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yvonne Wavinga is a Kenyan female volleyball player who plays for Kenya Prisons. She has played for Kenya's U23's and helped qualify Kenya women's national volleyball team for the beach volleyball tournament at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, having never participated previously.
Phosca Nekesa Kasisi is a Kenyan female volleyball player who plays for Kenya Commercial Bank. She is in the Kenya women's national volleyball team as captain of the beach volleyball team at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kenya has never had a beach volleyball team at the Olympics.
Francisca Ikhiede is a Nigerian volleyball player who plays in the Nigeria Customs team and the Nigeria women's national volleyball team.
Fernanda Pereyra is an Argentine beach volleyball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
