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Solomon Islands 2023 sign deal with Indonesian company for Pacific Games venue

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Indonesian state-owned construction enterprise PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA) has officially signed a multi-million-dollar contract to build a sports complex for the 2023 Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

2022, and designated to have flexibility as one venue for [hosting] futsal, basketball, as well as volleyball




ParaVolley Europe hires first employee

  • Volleyball News

Tanja Gašić has become the first-ever employee of ParaVolley Europe.

departments.Gašić, a former basketball player, brings a wealth of legal experience and a keen interest in volleyball


Tributes paid as World ParaVolley classifier Kimonge dies age 51

  • Volleyball News

Tributes have been paid to World ParaVolley international classifier Pheona Kimonge, who has died at the age of 51.

completing the level two and three courses the following year.She served as a classifier for local sitting volleyball


ParaVolley Pan America holds talks with Central American body on welcoming members from region

  • Volleyball News

ParaVolley Pan America has invited Central American countries to join the organisation to help develop the sport in the region.

Officials from the Central American Volleyball Confederation (AFECAVOL) and ParaVolley Pan America agreed

organisations in their countries.The talks follow an initiative from World ParaVolley and the International Volleyball


Iran name fencing coach as Chef de Mission for Asian Beach Games

  • Asian Beach Games

Fencing coach Peyman Fakhri has been selected as Iran’s Chef de Mission for next year’s rescheduled Asian Beach Games in Sanya.

medals in the country's Asian Beach Games history ©Getty ImagesIran is set to participate in football, volleyball



FIVB confirms cancellation of 2020 Volleyball Club World Championships

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced the cancellation of this year's FIVB Volleyball

at the competitions.FIVB said it is "committed to ensuring the health and well-being of the global volleyball

family".It is aiming to issue an invitation to bid for the 2021 editions by the end of next month.The Volleyball

of the competition.Imoco Volley, also from Italy, triumphed at the women's competition in China.The Volleyball

Club World Championships is the latest volleyball event to be cancelled due to the pandemic.The Volleyball



Campaign group calls on World Athletics to reverse testosterone rules after Semenya court defeat

  • Athletics

A campaign backed by a coalition of former competitors, sports scientists and doctors has called on World Athletics to reverse its decision to ban Caster Semenya and other female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone from competing in certain events unless they take medication.

technocrats from a regulatory agency," said Brazil's Jackie Silva, who won the inaugural Olympic beach volleyball



Defending women's champions knocked out of European Beach Volleyball Championships

  • Volleyball

Home favourites Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka’s hopes of defending their European Beach Volley Championships title in Latvia were dashed by Italian duo Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth in Jūrmala.

#EuroBeachVolley pic.twitter.com/AWWnP1xdCH— European Volleyball (@CEVolleyball) September 18, 2020Menegatti


No play at European Beach Volleyball Championships due to wind and rain

  • Volleyball

Inclement weather meant no matches could be played at the European Beach Volleyball Championships in

competition in Jūrmala.Organisers initially postponed all matches in the morning, but the European Volleyball

pic.twitter.com/pKNZThYOf7— European Volleyball (@CEVolleyball) September 17, 2020Norway's defending


AOC crowns young Olympic Change-Makers

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee has recognised 810 teenagers as "Olympic Change-Makers".

Rio 2016 beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy spoke the now traditional Acknowledgement of Country.At