Sport at the moment is in a battle for its very identity. I was privy to two great pieces of drama yesterday which showed all that is good about victory and competition, only for they to be tempered today by more salutary moments.

Empty seats at venues are a more serious problem, especially in sports like beach volleyball which is

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and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg talk before the men's cycling road race ©Getty ImagesA view of the beach

volleyball venue at Copacabana as the sun goes down ©Getty ImagesYu Xing of China competes against Italy

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A soldier keeping watch outside the beach volleyball stadium in CopacabanaRichard Pound speaking to the

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ImagesSoldiers patrol past a poster promoting at the Olympics on Rio de Janerio's iconic Copacabana Beach

©Getty ImagesAn Olympic fan in flamboyant dress watches a game of beach volleyball on Copacabana beach

A main ramp allowing boats to access water at the Marina de Gloria sailing venue has collapsed today amid strong waves in the latest indication of poor construction work for the Olympic and Paralympic Games here. 

 "Alternate boat ramps are available for sailors to use off of Flamengo Beach and from Marina da

than normal for the Brazilian winter.Water also infiltrated television studies near the Copacabana Bay beach

volleyball venue today in a separate incident.Iron boards were used to contain the water.Concern over

Adding beach volleyball to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast will cost the Organising Committee

Beach volleyball was the 18th sport to be confirmed on the programme after an agreement was struck between

volleyball at the event through ticket sales and other revenues.The beach volleyball events at Gold

Coast 2018 are scheduled to be held in Coolangatta ©Visit Gold Coast“The overall cost of adding beach

volleyball to the games is just over $19 million," he said."

“They are the key parts of, I would say, the cost of putting the volleyball together.”

Russia’s 16-strong fencing team for next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been cleared to compete by the International Fencing Federation (FIE).

light to take part in the Games by the International Triathlon Union (ITU), while the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) have confirmed the country's volleyball players will compete.It follows the International

teams have been allowed to compete, along with their two men's and one women's beach volleyball pairings

The FIVB has submitted the names of the Russian volleyball and beach volleyball athletes to the IOC and

has conducted a full examination of the Olympic eligibility of each player submitted by the Russian Volleyball

A “heightened level” of security will be in place to deal with betting-related corruption at Rio 2016 after the European Sport Security Association (ESSA) strengthened their co-operation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

cent - involving tennis.Four cases involved football while there was one each in snooker, handball and beach

volleyball.

Toronto will host the 2016 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Finals, it has been

events in Hamburg, Porec, Gstaad and Klagenfurt, Grand Slams in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Olsztyn and Long Beach

, the beach volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and a total of 13 Open events.Teams will

Finals at the Major Series event in Klagenfurt from tomorrow until Sunday (July 31) and at the Long Beach

Toronto will stage the second edition of the FIVB World Tour Finals at Polson Pier ©FIVB"The Swatch Beach

Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals are taking beach volleyball to a new level of excellence and ensuring

The University of Zagreb triumphed in the men’s futsal final on the penultimate day of competition at the European Universities Games in Croatia.

University in Krakow defeated the University of Zagreb in the bronze medal contest.The finals of the beach

volleyball competitions also took place, with 20 team men’s and women’s events having taken place throughout

still able to celebrate gold after beating Lithuania’s Vilnius University in the men’s event.Beach volleyball

and volleyball finals took place on the penultimate day of action ©EUGThe University of Zagreb continued

add to their medal haul as they defeated the University of Mainz in the bronze medal tie.In the men’s volleyball

The fourth International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Major Series event of the year is due to begin

Medal presentations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature three different types of music, depending on the "style" of the sport.

consequence, with jackets due to be worn by those presenting to the podium finishers.Basketball and volleyball

to be played during “cool” event medal ceremonies, with disciplines including BMX, mountain bike and beach

“For example the music at gymnastics would be very different to BMX, or beach volleyball would be very

Rio 2016 organisers said football, beach volleyball, basketball, tennis and athletics tickets proved

and for the Rio 2016 Opening and Closing Ceremonies were made available, along with medal matches in volleyball

The 2016 World Deaf Championships are going ahead as planned at Samsun’s Batıpark despite the recent failed military coup in Turkey.

The World Deaf Championships are made up of five sports including beach volleyball, judo, karate, table

Mainz claimed victory over the University of Warsaw to move to the top of the Group J standings as beach

volleyball competition continued at the European Universities Games (EUG) in Croatia.

Split, while the University of Linz defeated the University of Lodz 2 by a score of 21-18, 17-21, 19-17.Beach

volleyball action is due to continue tomorrow, with two matches having been scheduled in each group

claiming an impressive 3-0 victory over the University of Bern.Teams will play two matches in their beach

volleyball groups tomorrow ©Facebook/EUGKlaipeda University were also 3-0 victors in their tie against