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.