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OG: Did you know?

by WoV
source: london2012.com

Here are some interesting facts about volleyball and the Olympics:

The-official-ball

The official ball

Cuba won gold in the Women’s Volleyball competition at three consecutive Olympic Games, from Barcelona 1992 until Sydney 2000 inclusive.

– The first Olympic Volleyball competition was held in 1964, when the gold medals were won by the Soviet Union (men) and Japan (women).

– The famous set and spike play is thought to have been invented in the Philippines.

A five-a-side game similar to volleyball was played in the Middle Ages.

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