Volleyball
Highlights
Volleyball was originally called mintonette, and it first appeared on February 9, 1985 in the United States of America. It was invented by William George Morgan, Physical Education professor at the YMCA Massachusetts.
Volleyball is one of the most popular, competitive, and recreational sports in the world. Two teams of six players compete in a court divided by a net.
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Colombia beat Peru 3-1 and both teams will determine their future in the last day of the Lima 2019 Games. Copyright Douglas Juarez/News Service Lima 2019
The Peruvian volleyball player scored 27 points against Colombia at Lima 2019 Games.
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Argentina beat Brazil in a match lasting 1 hour and 34 minutes. The top scorer of the match was Lucía Fresco with 26 points at Lima 2019.
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“Las Panteras”, the women’s volleyball team from Argentina, beat Brazil 25-23, 25-19 and 25-23, and secured their place in the Lima 2019 semifinals.
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Argentinian volleyball player, Elina Rodríguez, celebrates her team’s victory over Brazil. She was the second top scorer of her team with ten points at Lima 2019.
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Argentina defeated Cuba in the volleyball final match in the Lima 2019 Games.
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Argentina defeated Cuba 3 sets to 0 in the men’s volleyball final match in Lima 2019 Games.
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Argentinian volleyballer Joaquin Gallegos does a spike against Cuban in the volleyball final match at Callao Regional Sports Village at Lima 2019 Games.
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Argentinian volleyball player, Elina Rodríguez, celebrates her team’s victory over Brazil. She was the second top scorer of her team with ten points at Lima 2019.
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Argentina defeated Cuba in the volleyball final match in the Lima 2019 Games.
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