The Italy women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV). The team's biggest victories were the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship and the 2007 and the 2011 World Cup.
The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. The current head coach is three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly.
The Serbia men's national volleyball team represents Serbia in international men’s volleyball. FIVB and the CEV consider Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006). Serbia won gold at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
The Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team is formed by the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) and represents Azerbaijan in international CEV and FIVB tournaments.
The Slovakia men's national volleyball team represents Slovakia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Slovakian Volleyball Federation.
The France women's national volleyball team represents France in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the French Volleyball Federation.
Petronela Biksadska is a Slovak volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and plays as an outside hitter. She was named the best Slovak player of the years 2007 and 2008.
The Switzerland women's national volleyball team is the national team of Switzerland. It takes part in international volleyball competitions.
Sport in Slovakia is influenced by its climate and geography; popular summer sports include football, tennis, volleyball, swimming, cycling and hiking, popular winter sports include skiing and snowboarding. The most watched sports in Slovakia are football, ice hockey and tennis. Internationally, the most successful sport in Slovakia is ice hockey where currently, as of 2022, the country is ranked as the eighth best team in the world by the IIHF World Ranking.
The Italy women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Italy in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it is ruled by the Italian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of International Volleyball Federation FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Slovakia women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Slovakia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it is ruled by the Slovak Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Slovakia men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Slovakia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Slovak Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Slovakia men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Slovakia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Slovak Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
Veronika Hrončeková is a Slovak female volleyball player. She is part of the Slovakia women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship, 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship, 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
The Netherlands women's national under-19 volleyball team represents Netherlands in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Dutch Volleyball Association That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Slovakia women's national under-19 volleyball team represents Slovakia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled and managed by the Slovak Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Russia women's national under-19 volleyball team represents Russia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age of 19 and is ruled by the Russian Volleyball Federation that is a member of The Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and is also a part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Poland women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Poland in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it is ruled by the Polish Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Belarus women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Belarus in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 18 and it is ruled and managed by the Volleyball Federation Of The Rep. Of Belarus (BVF) That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV. In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) banned all Belarusian national teams, clubs, and officials from participating in European competition, and suspended all members of Belarus from their respective functions in CEV organs.
Piešťanské Čajky is a Slovak women's basketball club that was founded in 2012 in the city of Piešťany. Piešťanské Čajky plays in the Slovak League, the highest competition in the Slovak Republic. It is a 2-time national champion and current champion as of 2023. On the international scene, the greatest success was the runner-up of the EWBL the 2021/22 season and the win of the CEWL in the 2018/19 season.
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