(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 11 - Italy's women's volleyball team won a historic first Olympic gold medal in Paris on Sunday, beating reigning champions USA in three sets and taking the Italian gold tally ...

The gold is the Italy's first in volleyball, men's or women's. Despite six Olympic medals for the men's team, this is the first time an Italian team has climbed the mountain all the way to the top.

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 9 - The Italian women's team qualified for an Olympic volleyball final for the first time by beating Turkey in the semi Thursday night. The Azzurre prevailed by 25-22, 25-19, 25 ...

Finally, at age 37, she’s going home with the gold. Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team Sunday to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics. “It feels special,” she said.

Prior to this weekend, Italy had never medaled in women’s volleyball at the Olympics. They are far from a traditional power. They had never even won an Olympic quarterfinal.

PARIS – By the time they'd reached the gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics against Italy, members of the United States women's volleyball team liked to joke that, since Plan A through E ...

The gold medal match for women’s beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics will air on NBC and stream on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms. Date: Friday, Aug. 9 Venue: Eiffel Tower Stadium TV ...

Twice Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States reduced an Italian opponent to tears on Sunday as they powered into the beach volleyball semi-finals.

The U.S. women's volleyball team will settle for silver at the Paris Olympics after dropping Sunday's gold-medal final to Italy in straight sets. Italy opened the match on a 6-1 run and never ...

Women's beach volleyball will begin competition on Day 1 of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, marking the sport's eighth appearance since its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

A mural by Italian street artist Laika was intended to celebrate not only Egonu’s return to the team, which beat the United States to win a gold medal in women’s volleyball, but also her being ...