Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2012 ' Eight teams are set to begin the contention for the last four remaining spots in the women's volleyball competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Japanese city that hosted the first ever volleyball Olympi [...] (1 of 10)

Sèvres, France, May 17, 2012 - France's campaign in the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup ended on Thursday as the local heroes were edged by Poland in the quarterfinals of the competition that is currently taking place at Ile de Monsieur in [...] (2 of 10)

Sèvres, France, May 17, 2012 - France's dreams of qualifying to London 2012 were shattered on Thursday in Sèvres as the home heroines were downed in the semifinals by their guests from Spain that will play Great Britain to advance to the final stage [...] (3 of 10)

Zug, Switzerland, May 17, 2012 - As they embark on their quest to claim a second spot for Switzerland at the London Olympics, Patrick Heuscher/Jefferson Bellaguarda - who have potentially qualified a place for Switzerland via the FIVB's Olympic Ranki [...] (4 of 10)

Zug, Switzerland, May 17, 2012 - Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti have already qualified a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games for Italy via the Olympic rankings however the European champions are representing their country this week at the CEV Continen [...] (5 of 10)

Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2012 ' Thailand's coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai is hoping it will be third time lucky as his women's volleyball team once again attempt to make reality its dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games. [...] (6 of 10)

Rio de Janeiro, May 16, 2012 ' This year's FIVB World League will serve as good preparation for the Brazilian men's volleyball team ahead of the London Olympics, but coach Bernardinho warns it won't be easy. The Brazilian predicts difficult matches [...] (7 of 10)

Prague, Czech Republic, May 17, 2012 - After a week's rest the FIVB SWATCH Beach Volleyball World Tour continues on Tuesday in Prague, the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic, with the fourth edition of the men's only Patria Direct Open. Nearly a [...] (8 of 10)

Hamamatsu, Japan, May 17, 2012 - Japan coach Tatsuya Ueta says a win over Cuba in their opening Pool A match in Hamamatsu would be an ideal tonic to help celebrate Japan's World League return home after playing all their 2011 edition matches overseas [...] (9 of 10)

Calais, France, May 17, 2012 - Calais is a traditional departure point for French visitors crossing by boat to Britain, and France's volleyball players have been in the northern port city to begin the journey that they hope will lead all the way to L [...] (10 of 10)