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Olympic volleyball

Olympic volleyball is a fast-paced team sport played on a rectangular court divided by a net. Each team has six players who aim to score points by sending the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return it successfully within three contact touches. The game begins with a serve, and play continues with rallies until the ball touches the ground, goes out of bounds, or a team commits a fault. Teams rotate positions after gaining service. The first team to reach 25 points with at least a two-point lead wins the set; matches are typically best of five sets.