By Duncan MackayApril 25 - Details of Los Angeles' proposed bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics have been published, with Californian officials claiming it is a "canvas upon which to paint a custom-made, collaborative and winning American bid".

Observatory. which sits on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood and would host some cycling events.Beach volleyball

in 1922 - and the marathon route would include Rodeo Drive and sailing would take place in the Long Beach

rail and bus network; to an airport transforming from functional to hypermodern; and to a sparkling beach

- A request by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) to host the second Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Beach

between October 20 and 26, featuring six sports -football, handball, rowing, sailing, swimming and volleyball

By Gary AndersonApril 14 - Abidjan, Ivory Coast's capital, has been announced as the host of the 2017 Francophone Games.

were held in Ottawa, Canada, which saw the return of table tennis and handisport along with boxing and beach

volleyball, while Niamy, Niger, saw the return of wrestling as a demonstration sport in place of handisport

and beach volleyball in 2005.The 2009 Games in Beirut, Lebanon saw beach volleyball included instead

I promise.As part of the International Volleyball Federation's (FIVB) sports demonstration, a group of

volleyball teams at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Demonstration ©JTAIt's in these moments, when I find myself

volleyball team of Selçuk Şekerci and Murat Giginoğlu before the start of the season in two weeks.The

Turkish and German beach volleyball pros take time out of their training camp to put on a live FIVB

volleyball aside, the sheer scale of the SportAccord International Convention, which could soon treble

By Duncan MackayApril 3 - More than 6,000 athletes in 19 sports will compete at the inaugural European Games in Baku, it was announced today as preparations for the event were praised as being "in very good shape".

Vital ranking points will be available in beach volleyball, cycling and taekwondo while athletics and

flying disc, minigolf and sport fishing are among the sports set to be included in the inaugural World Beach

programme it has been revealed today by Marius Vizer, President of SportAccord, whose initiative the World Beach

In the past the World Beach Games, a SportAccord brand and multi-sports games event, was just an idea

Indonesia celebrate one of their three victories in dragon boat racing at the 2012 Asian Beach Games

The World Beach Games programme full list of sports already confirmed for the programme are American

motorcycle, powerboat, rowing, rugby, sailing, sport fishing, sub-aquatics, surfing, tennis, triathlon, volleyball

Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Executive Council meeting on the composition of the World Beach

Plans for a World Beach Games to be launched next year as a collaboration between ANOC and SportAccord

The World Beach Games is viewed very much as a personal desire of Sheikh Ahmad, who is also President

of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and has been a key pioneer of beach sport in the world's largest

continent.He revealed earlier this year that he wanted the fourth Asian Beach Games, due to be held

, beach football, beach handball, beach rugby, beach tennis, beach volleyball, kiteboarding, surfing

People are going to have to accept that in some ways Rio 2016 is going to be different from Olympic and Paralympic Games of recent times.For there will undoubtedly be technical deficiencies, organisational problems and repeated delays - and it will be incomparable in terms of efficiency with London and Sochi.But it must not be forgotten that Rio was not awarded the Games for technical reasons and the first to be held in South America should also contain unique, beneficial and thrilling elements. The trick will be avoiding allowing the negative aspects to taint and overwhelm the positives.

Sugar Loaf Mountain, Copacobana Beach, beautiful bays, stunning architecture and all the energy and vitality

perspective, but the best thing I found was how much the venues embrace Rio's history and vitality.Beach Volleyball

on Copacabana Beach will be a particular highlight ©ITGFrom the beach volleyball on Copacabana Beach

On the other you have volleyball, tennis and football players spiking, hitting and kicking on the beach

question they did not already know the answer to...But beyond football, and in Olympic sports like volleyball

difficult two years from now when the Olympics arrive in Rio.Given the nature of the Games – let's think beach

volleyball for a moment – it is hard to see how presentation can be devoid of references, direct or

It can't be denied that sex is part of the sell.It's hard to see how presentation of sports such as beach

volleyball, for example, can be devoid of references to sex ©Sports Illustrated/Getty ImagesWhat should

gather this week for a conference aiming to learn from team sports, including American football and beach

volleyball, as it looks to build for the future.

football, basketball and ice hockey.Insights from newly popular sports including rugby sevens, BMX and beach

volleyball will also form part of the two-day conference.And the views of sponsors including Arena and

of the ski-cross - after she went a mammoth 0.01 of a second faster than Ophelie David of France...Beach

Volleyball at the Winter Olympics? 

Zhurova, took time out from her official duties today to challenge some of her volunteer team to a beach

She added: "Sochi is such a versatile sports city, and volleyball is a versatile sport.

And today's little game just goes to show - volleyball really is a game for everyone, everywhere!"

ANOC World Beach GamesThe first edition of the ANOC World Beach Games took place in Qatar between October

12 and 16, 2019.More than 1,200 athletes from 97 countries competed in exciting beach, water and action

handball, karate kata, kitefoil racing, park skateboarding, beach soccer, open water swimming, beach

tennis, beach volleyball, water skiing, wakeboard and beach wrestling.Qatar hosted the 2019 ANOC World

Beach Games ©ANOCEvents took place at Katara Beach, the Gharafa Sports Complex and the Aspire Zone.Spain

Beach volleyball to you," she retorted coldly...There was no answer that.

Radisson Blue Paradise Hotel in SochiFebruary 10 - Ary Graça, President of the International Federation of Volleyball

volleyball competition on Horse Guards Parade. 

The London 2012 beach volleyball competition provided a boost to the sport ©Getty Images"Today we have

40 countries in Africa playing beach volleyball and we also have a very strong social development programme

competition will take place on the iconic Copacobana Beach. 

calendar June 2013: Decision to scrap London beach volleyball event disappoints FIVB President  September

By Zjan ShirinianFebruary 10 - A contract for designing and installing seats, hospitality units and other infrastructure at the Ryder Cup in Gleneagles in September has been awarded to Arena Group.

a number of structures for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, including the 15,000 capacity beach

volleyball venue on Horse Guards Parade.The Ryder Cup project will be led by project directors Bradley