July 2017 – Richmond Volleyball

Bellos wins England’s first ever Junior Beach Volleyball Commonwealth Games gold medal

David Rijvers on July 24, 2017 in Beach Volleyball | Community | Events | Juniors

Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello (Richmond VB) represented England Juniors and claimed England’s first ever gold medal at the u18 Commonwealth Youth Games Championships in 2017 Bahamas winning against Cyprus in the final.

England Juniors produced a dominant display of attacking volleyball winning all five matches and beating New Zealand (2-0) & Jamaica (2-0) in their pool matches, followed by wins in quarter finals against South Africa (2-0), Semi-Finals against Australia (2-0) and then claimed gold against Cyprus (2-0).

RVB Juniors Selected for England at 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Bahamas

David Rijvers on July 12, 2017 in Beach Volleyball | Community | Events | News Archive | NVL Men

Talk to any successful beach volleyball player and they’ll tell you about the importance of building up a near-telepathic relationship with their partner. However, when your partner is also your twin brother, that sort of relationship can pretty much be taken for granted.