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Panam Sports releases official Santiago 2023 commercial featuring Olympic stars

  • Santiago 2023

Panam Sports has launched the official commercial starring its team of athlete ambassadors for this year's Pan American Games in Santiago.

and back-to-back men's javelin world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada.Chilean Pan American Games beach

volleyball champions Marco Grimalt and Esteban Grimalt also feature before two-time women's synchronised


Trinbago 2023 mascot Cocoyea the turtle turns up to tout ticket launch

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

Cocoyea, a leatherback turtle who is the official mascot for the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, has made its first public appearance in Couva to mark the launch of the ticketing programme and official anthem of the Games.

$5 (£3.80/€4.45).Under-18s are able to attend all events and sports sessions for free.Tickets to the beach

volleyball, FAST5 netball, rugby sevens, swimming, track cycling and athletics as well as the Opening


Olympic champions defeated as Benesh and Partain claim gold at Beach Volleyball Pro Tour event in Gstaad

  • Volleyball

beat Olympic and world champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway to take gold at the latest Volleyball

around to win the next two sets 21-11, 18-16.Benesh and Partain’s stock is rising on the international volleyball

scene, and they have now won three medals in seven Beach Pro Tour events, following a gold in Dubai

the podium, after they overcame Cinja Tillmann and Svenja Müller 21-19, 21-16.It continued a strong Beach


Bailiff of Guernsey McMahon opens Island Games on St Peter Port seafront

  • Multi-Sport Games

Bailiff of Guernsey Richard McMahon opened the 19th edition of the Island Games on the seafront of St Peter Port.

pandemic.Guernsey are among the 24 teams taking part whose athletes took part in a parade from North Beach

2023International Island Games Association (IIGA) chairman Jorgen Pettersson, who represented Åland in volleyball


Panam Sports unveils team of 11 star athletes as ambassadors for Santiago 2023

  • Santiago 2023

Eleven athletes with a combined 15 Olympic medals have been selected as Team Panam Sports ambassadors for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

Agustina Albertarrio of Argentina, Peruvian skateboarder Angelo Caro and Chilean Pan American Games beach

volleyball champions Marco Grimalt and Esteban Grimalt are the other ambassadors.Cuba's four-time Olympic


Bulk of England squad named for Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

England have named 44 athletes to compete in swimming, athletics, and Para athletics at the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, scheduled from August 4 to 11.

announcement makes up the bulk of the delegation which is comprised of 59 athletes also taking part in beach

volleyball and Fast5 netball.The country topped the swimming medals table at the last edition of the


Swimming dead heat provides drama at Central American and Caribbean Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Mexico’s Miguel de Lara and Mikel Schreuders of Aruba produced a dead heat for gold in one of the swimming highlights at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador.

is the first time that mixed events in artistic swimming have been included at the Games.In women’s beach

volleyball, there was a first gold for Puerto Rico’s Maria Gonzalez and Allanis Nava who defeated Bethania


Zambia NOC withdraws from African Beach Games events after travel failure

  • Multi-Sport Games

expressed its "regret" after being forced to withdraw a large portion of its team from the African Beach

Zambia was expected to be represented in air badminton, beach handball and beach volleyball after the

in March.All events are qualifiers for this year’s Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach

and Games management who have dedicated their time and effort towards the preparation for the African Beach

A total of 14 medal events are on the programme for the Hammamet 2023 African Beach Games.The multi-sport


International Volleyball Federation maintains ban on Russian and Belarusian teams

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced that it has decided to keep its ban on Russian

The ruling, which applies to volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball, was made at yesterday’

Administration.The FIVB says the ban on Russian and Belarusian national teams, clubs, officials and beach

volleyball and snow volleyball players in international and continental events will remain in place

international competitions by the FIVB since March last year due to the invasion of Ukraine.Russia's beach

last year with Italy running out as winners after beating co-hosts Poland in the final.Volleyball and beach


Equatorial Guinea confirmed as next African Beach Games host as 2023 edition opens in Hammamet

  • African Games

Equatorial Guinea has been confirmed as host for the third edition of the African Beach Games.

of Africa (ANOCA) General Assembly took place in Hammamet on the opening day of this year's African Beach

 Equatorial Guinea was confirmed as the next African Beach Games host on day one of Hammamet 2023

©Getty ImagesSolitary competition in beach volleyball marked day one of the Games in Tunisia following

The Beach Games and, indeed, the Olympic Movement in Africa is in good stead.

Competition is set to continue tomorrow at the African Beach Games with events in handball, 4x4 volleyball


First football trophies won at Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

  • Paralympics

Ivory Coast, Belgium, and Rwanda were among teams to clinch the first seven-a-side football titles of the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

set to continue tomorrow with medals set to be won for the first time in 3x3 and regular basketball, beach

volleyball, futsal, artistic gymnastics, handball, field hockey, sailing, and volleyball.


Competitions underway as San Salvador prepare for 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

The 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games is set to open tomorrow at the Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González in San Salvador.

While the Games will be inaugurated tomorrow, competition is already underway with table tennis and beach

volleyball beginning yesterday.Preliminary rounds of boxing will start today.Scheduled to close on July

Bruni presented the national pavilion to athletes from the host nation today.Skater Ivonne Nóchez and beach


Tunisia "ready to embrace" Hammamet 2023 African Beach Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Youth and Sports of Tunisia Kamel Deguiche has said Tunisia is set to "embrace" the second African Beach

will be attending the event.The Games will also serve as qualifiers for several events at the World Beach

welcoming everyone.The 21st ANOCA General Assembly will happen today on the sidelines of the African Beach

Assembly is scheduled to happen today.Equatorial Guinea is keen to host the next edition of the African Beach

recent years," Berraf said.A total of 14 medal events are on the programme for the Hammamet 2023 African Beach

Games.The action starts tomorrow with the 4x4 beach volleyball matches.


Australian Government launches hunt for advisors on big events after Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

The Australian Government has begun a quest for expert advice to make sure further major international sporting events are attracted to the country after the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

now controversial vote.Adelaide was confirmed earlier this month as the host for the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) World Beach Volleyball Championships in 2025.The Commonwealth Games are set to be


Commonwealth Games Australia names Athlete Advisory Group before Victoria 2026

  • Victoria 2026

Three-time Paralympic champion Matthew Levy and Olympic medallists Anabelle Smith and Aran Zalewski have been named in the Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) Athlete Advisory Group (AAG).

swimmer Shayna Jack, cricketer Tahlia McGrath, pole vaulter Nina Kennedy, bowls player Karen Murphy and beach

volleyball player Chris McHugh."