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In what year was indoor game introduced into the Olympics?
Indoor volleyball has been an Olympic sport since the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Is sport of volleyball played by professionals?
yes they have Olympics game in volleyball
How was volleyball introduced to the world?
Volleyball was introduced by the president of Singapore! He was very talented and suddenly he played with a ball and invented the game!!! (its true!)
When was the first indoor volleyball game in the Olympics?
Volleyball, both men's and women's, debuted at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo.
What was the game which is newly introduced in this Olympics 2012?
women's boxing
When did volleyball come into the olympic games?
Indoor Volleyball - 1964Beach Volleyball - 1992 as a demonstration sport, 1996 as a medal sport.The game of Volleyball was invented in the year 1895 by a YMCA (Young Men Christian Association) physical education director called William G Morgan. The exact date is said to be the 9th of February that year. The game was created in the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts. What is noteworthy is that just four years ago another instructor of the YMCA founded the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts; not far from here. The game was later called volleyball after an observer at an exhibition match remarked on the peculiar volley nature of this game. It was in 1896 and the observer was one Alfred Halstead. It had become a game that was supposed to be less violent and rough than basketball. It was adopted by Canada, the first other country after the United States, by the 1900s. Later in 1924 it became part of the Olympics
Which new game was introduced at the 2000 sydney olympics?
The Triathlon.
Is volleyball Olympic game?
Yes, they have indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. Indoor volleyball has been a medal sport in the Summer Olympics since 1964. Beach volleyball debuted as a demonstration sport at the 1992 Games and became a medal sport in 1996.
Who invented the gme of volleyball?
William G. Morgan was the man who invented volleyball. If that is all you want to know about volleyball, exit out. If you want to learn more, keep reading. Morgan used four different sports-basketball, baseball, handball and tennis to invent volleyball. He invented the game because he believed basketball was too rough for businessmen. There are two different kinds of volleyball-indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. Indoor volleyball was first introduced to the Olympics in the 1890s. Beach volleyball was introduced in the Olympics about four years later. An ace is when team one hits the ball and the other team fails to retrieve it. A server is at the back left corner. They hold the ball with their non-dominant hand and then hit it with their dominant hand. Make sure your dominant hand is in a fist, and try to always hit the ball with the heel of the hand.
What is the new introduced Olympic game?
Bmx is a new sport for the 2008 Olympics
How high is a volleyball net in the real game?
The net is set at 2.24 meters for women and 2.43 meters for men in the Olympics.
Why and how did volleyball become an Olympic sport?
In 1964,volleyball was introduced to olympic games in Tokyo, as a result of that it is said to be an olympic game which is recognised internationaly and may be played in four years interval.
