Top-ranked Italy was guaranteed its first ever medal, and was hoping to start the count with a gold that would cement it as the current power in women's international volleyball. The Italians did just ...

Both have recently become powerhouses in the sport and were looking to cement themselves among the world's elite teams. They met earlier in the tournament in pool play and Italy absolutely dominated ...

At her first Olympics, in Rio, Paola Egonu and her Italy volleyball teammates failed ... been times when she considered quitting the national team completely because of the hate she has faced.