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Mol and Sørum set to defend Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour title in Doha

  • Volleyball

Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sørum return to defend their men's International Volleyball Federation

(FIVB) Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour title with the Finals set for the next four days in Doha.

join them, as do Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri of Italy.Meet Sarah Pavan and Sophie Bukovec, Volleyball


Brazilian Rio 2016 star Schmidt retires from beach volleyball

  • Volleyball

Beach volleyball player Bruno Schmidt, one of the stars of Brazil's home Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro

Playing with Alison Cerutti, Schmidt won gold in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the Copacabana

previous year.Schmidt and his new playing partner Saymon Barbosa Santos reached the quarter-finals of the Beach

Volleyball World Championships in Rome last year, but his last international title came in 2019.He and


Rwanda National Olympic Committee appoints Acting President after Uwayo resignation

  • ANOCA

Alice Umulinga has been approved as the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee's (RNOSC) Acting President until May 2025 at the organisation's Ordinary General Assembly in Kigali.

year.Uwayo blamed a lack of a common vision with some members of the RNOSC Executive Committee.Former volleyball

the major highlight was the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games where Rwanda finished fourth in men’s beach

volleyball and athlete Yves Nimubona finished fifth in athletics men’s 5,000 metres final," Umulinga


Commonwealth Games Wales opens application process for Athletes' Commission

  • Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games Wales (CGW) Board has begun the search for new members of its Athletes' Commission to mark 200 days to go until Trinidad and Tobago 2023.

the event for the first time in its history with Fast5 netball, rugby sevens, triathlon, swimming, beach

volleyball, track and road cycling, athletics, and Para athletics on the programme.Para athletics will


Doha set to host start and finish of 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour

  • Volleyball

The second season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is set to start and finish in Qatar's capital

The inaugural Beach Pro Tour, which replaced the International Volleyball Federation Beach Volleyball

on the circuit, featuring the best 16 male and female pairs.Tepic in Mexico is set to host its first Beach

The interest from fans - both inside arenas and watching on TV and Volleyball World TV - shows the popularity

The audience numbers around the globe particularly highlight the fact that beach volleyball continues

We are taking beach volleyball to fans in all corners of the world next season and the 2023 calendar


Nigeria’s beach volleyball star Ikhiede targeting podium at 2023 African Games

  • Ghana 2023

Two-time national beach volleyball champion Francisca Ikhiede says Nigeria can make the podium at the

and indoor, in the 2023 volleyball season.The three-time President Beach Volleyball Cup champion said

The three-time gold medallist in the Camtel Beach Volleyball Championship said it felt great returning

to the sand after missing the first edition of the National Beach Volleyball Tour.She expressed delight

Ghana ©Getty Images"Returning back to beach volleyball feels so good because I have missed the sand,"

Despite missing the National Beach Volleyball Tour I was able to prove I am still a force to reckon with



Volleyball Empowerment sets record number of approved projects

  • Volleyball

Volleyball Empowerment, a programme that focuses on development support to grow the sport worldwide,

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has revealed that it has invested CHF 4 million (£3.6

and beach volleyball teams worldwide to elevate our sport to even greater heights moving forward."

The Grimalt cousins from Chile are among those to benefit from Volleyball Empowerment ©Getty ImagesA

cousins Esteban and Marco Grimalt have benefitted from coaching and equipment projects.France's women's beach

volleyball team is also being assisted prior to the nation holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.The


Repair works to begin on 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games stadium in March

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

The Organising Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games is to start work on repairing the Hasely Crawford Stadium, following the nation's carnival celebrations at the venue on February 21.

can be used for sport and cultural events.Eight sports are set to take place at the Games: athletics, beach

volleyball, cycling, netball, rugby sevens, swimming, tennis and triathlon.The Games were initially


Nigeria aiming to qualify beach volleyball teams for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Nigeria Volleyball Federation President Musa Nimrod has revealed the governing body's main goal for the

as global engagements vis-a-vis the 2023 African Games, 2023 African Youth Games and International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) U-19 Boys World Youth Championship, as well as a series of beach volleyball events

teams are in the respective FIVB Olympic qualifying tournaments, but their beach volleyball sides have

In 2022, we dared to expand our horizon to involve National Division 2 Volleyball League and the Beach

Volleyball Tour," Nimrod continued."


Swedish Olympic Committee adds 16 more athletes to talent support programme

  • EOC

The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) has added 16 athletes to its Top and Talent support programme for 2023, giving prospects assistance in their bid for glory at future Olympic Games.

trap this year to secure a shooting quota spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics for Sweden, and 17-year-old beach

volleyball player Jacob Hölting Nilsson took European Under-22 Championships gold this year, making


Registration opens for next year’s European Universities Championships

  • Universiade

University national teams are being encouraged to put themselves in the mix to compete in next year’s European University Championships across a series of sports.

pic.twitter.com/qQ9J1frGiJ— EUSA (@eusaunisport) December 15, 20223x3 basketball, badminton, basketball, beach

handball, beach volleyball, combat sports in judo, karate, kickboxing and taekwondo, football, futsal

, golf, handball, orienteering, rowing, rugby 7s, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo are

basketball all down to be played in Hungary.The calendar is due to conclude when the tournament for the beach

sports of beach handball and beach volleyball finishes on September 24.


International School Sport Federation sets registration deadlines for 2023 events

  • Latest

The International School Sport Federation (ISF) is entering its final preparations for a busy year after setting the final registration deadlines for its events set to take place in 2023.

competition, attentions turn to warm weather as Bat-Yam in Israel is due to host the ISF World School Beach

Volleyball Championship.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Int School Sport Federation (@isfsports


ISF delegation visits Bahrain 2024 Gymnasiade venues

  • Multi-Sport Games

A delegation from the International School Sport Federation (ISF) met with the Local Organising Committee and ISF Technical Committee Presidents to discuss preparations for the Bahrain 2024 Gymnasiade.

programme.Competition is expected to happen in athletics and Para-athletics, archery, badminton, 3x3 basketball, beach

volleyball, boxing, chess, judo and Para-judo, fencing, dance sports, gymnastics, swimming and Para-swimming