Artificial snow was sprayed on volunteers attending the Tokyo 2020 canoe sprint test event, as part of measures designed to combat the high temperatures expected during next year's Olympic Games.

introduced at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesOrganisers tested misting sprays and air-conditioned tents at a beach volleyball

Five cities across Japan will start their customary hosting of the International Volleyball Federation

this competition – with all but the first in 1973 taking place in Japan – is between back-to-back FIVB Volleyball

Japan will bid for a third Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in a row at this year's event which begins

been placed in Pool B in Tehran, which will host matches across the Azadi Indoor Stadium and Azadi Volleyball

2020.The final is scheduled for September 21.Asian action is taking place alongside the Men's European Volleyball

Hungarian canoeist Peter Pal Kiss has won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month award for August.

Paralympic Committees and International Federations.A vote is then held on the IPC website.Italian sitting volleyball

Human rights groups have criticised FIFA for failing to end Iran's ban on women entering stadiums after the suicide of a female football fan.

 Women in Iran also struggle to attend volleyball games, with a blanket ban on attendance issued

The list of 41 Para-athletes who will comprise "Team Citi" at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been announced.

Kong, table tennis player Natalia Partyka of Poland, triathlete Lauren Steadman of Britain and sitting volleyball

The tracking of athletes using 3D technology is the latest addition to technology giant Intel Corp's Tokyo 2020 portfolio.

images of venues to help staff, with live broadcasts on offer to track events, including boxing, beach volleyball

The Vanuatu Association of Sports And National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) attended a good governance workshop in the Pacific nation.

ImagesVanuatu celebrated winning their first medals at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018.Beach volleyball

Teams from Turkey, Lithuania and Russia are going through their final paces as they prepare for the third edition of the Gloria Cup basketball tournament, starting in Antalya tomorrow.

day.The GSA provides facilities for more than 50 sports branches, with gymnastics, boxing, basketball, volleyball

champions Italy brushed aside Puerto Rico in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the International Volleyball

Argentina recorded the victory they needed to reach the last-16 at the International Volleyball Federation

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed boxers visiting the country for the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Championships.

importance of hosting sporting events, with Yekaterinburg set to hold matches for the International Volleyball

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Coordination Committee chairman Raja Randhir Singh has claimed preparations for the 2020 Asian Beach Games in Sanya are on the "right track" following the body's second meeting with organisers.

 They are: 3x3 basketball, beach athletics, beach handball, beach kabaddi, beach soccer, beach volleyball

Just two places in the last-16 are yet to be claimed at the International Volleyball Federation Girls

champions Serbia edged out hosts Turkey in a thrilling five-set final to retain their Women's European Volleyball

in the past five editions of the tournament.It also saw Serbia maintain their dominance of women's volleyball