HELLENIC VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION

The Athens Golden Cup has gone down in history, representing an important sporting and social event, and apart from the competitive part, it has also focused attention on issues related to health, education and social awareness.

Τhe creation of a platform and the collection of educational material on the development of a holistic approach to protect young athletes from all forms of sexual harassment, empowering sports professionals, young athletes and sports clubs to identify, prevent and combat sexual harassment in sports has reached its end.

A message of awareness against any form of harassment was sent at the final of the Women's Hellenic Cup at Arta by the two finalist teams, Panathinaikos and AEK.

With much support coming from MVP of the match Yamila Nizetich of Argentina, AEK ATHENS triumphed over Panathinaikos ATHENS 3-1 (25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 25-20) in the final of the Greek Women’s Cup Saturday night in Arta, a city in western Greece, to pick up their first title in the history of the competition.

On Thursday, December 22 , the first official presentation of the European program "Whistle" took place to the A' and B' category Volleyball coaches.

Whistle addresses sexual harassment in sports and physical activity, especially verbal sexual harassment (VSH), better known as catcalling. It’s a very common problem but also a very normalized one.

On Saturday 17 September 2022, the third training seminar in a row was held at the offices of the Hellenic Volleyball Federation online and live, in the framework of the European program Erasmus+in which HVBF participates, entitled ISports "Integrated Approach for the Prevention, Detection and Combat of Sexual Harassment in Sports' - An Integrated Approach to Preventing, Detecting and Combating Sexual Harassment in Sports. Coaches and Technical Advisors of National Teams from all over Greece participated as well as Executives of the Hellenic Volleyball Federation.

Iasonas Kanellos and Angelos Mandilaris kept their unbeaten record in 2022 at the iconic Aristotelous Square in the centre of Thessaloniki, where the second Masters tournament of the 2022 Panhellenic Beach Volleyball Championship took place this past weekend after the season opener in Athens. In the women’s competition, Dimitra Manavi and Mirto Kalamaridou triumphed and secured the gold medal in front of their home crowd.

Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece, 10 April 2022 - Greece return to a final phase of a #EuroVolleyU19W for the first time since 2014, after shutting out France 3-0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-13) in the deciding match to top Qualification Pool E of the 2022 edition, Sunday evening in the standing room only Sports Hall of Panorama, a Thessaloniki suburb.

Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece, 9 April 2022 - France and Greece advanced to 2-0 on Day 2, Saturday, of Qualification Pool at the #EuroVolleyU19W and confirmed a head-to-head confrontation on the closing day Sunday for a direct ticket to the final phase.

Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece, 8 April 2022 - France and hosts Greece opened their campaigns of Pool E in the 2022 U19 European Championship qualifiers with convincing wins on Friday that keep them on track for a showdown for first place on the last day of competition for a direct berth in the final phase.

The 3rd meeting between the partners participating in the European program Erasmus+ ISports: ‘Integrated Approach for the Prevention, Detection and Combat of Sexual Harassment in Sports’ took place in Athens on Thursday 31 March and Friday 1 April. 2022, including the Hellenic Volleyball Federation.

PAOK THESSALONIKI triumphed with the title at the Final Four of the men’s Greek Cup after delivering a couple of brilliant performances to pick up their third title in a row - and fourth overall - following a sweep of Foinikas SYROS (3-0; 25-18, 33-31, 25-19) in the final, Friday night, at the Athens suburb of Glyfada.

Heraklion, Greece, 12 March 2022 - It's been a long time coming, but historic Panathinaikos Athens are back in the business of collecting trophies, claiming the Women's Greek Cup for the sixth time in the history of the competition but for the first time in twelve years, after coming back from a set down to defeat Thira 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-15).

Greece will return to host an age-group continental championship for the first time in more than three decades when they join forces with Cyprus to deliver the 2024 edition of #EuroVolleyU17W. Moreover, in three years’ time as well, Greece will be playing host to the final stage of #EuroVolleyU20M too.

For the fourth time in a row, the final stage of the Panhellenic Beach Volleyball Championships took place in the idyllic and picturesque scenario of Agios Nikolaos, Crete. Played out on the sand of the beautiful Ammos beach situated close to the famous lake of Agios Nikolaos, matches went ahead on a court built especially for the event with all local and national COVID-19 protocols strictly observed.

PAOK THESSALONIKI claimed a historic title Friday evening after sweeping aside AO THIRAS of Santorini 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-23) in the women’s Cup Final at the Athens suburb of Heliopolis.

Athens, Greece, April 28, 2021 - Georgios Karabetsos will lead Greek volleyball for another term, following elections on Saturday evening that returned him as President of the Hellenic Volleyball Federation. His mandate now runs to 2024.

Athens, Greece, November 4, 2020. There is a tiny island in the eastern Mediterranean called Kastellorizo, a very remote one, which many regard as among the most beautiful ones in Greece. Kastellorizo has a population of 300 inhabitants only and they need to travel for five hours by boat to make it to the nearest large island, Rhodes. There are no clubs and no sports facilities. However, the 62 children who live on the island enjoy playing Volleyball during their free time at school.

Athens, Greece, September 11, 2020. The rehabilitation of Vicky Arvaniti has entered the last and final stage. Almost a year ago, on October 22, 2019, the Greek Beach Volleyball star and former European champion injured her left Achilles tendon, so that she would eventually miss the remainder of the World Tour season. Eleven months later, two surgeries and countless hours spent in the gym and with the physiotherapist, Arvaniti is close to returning to competitive action, having entered the last stage of her recovery.