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Commonwealth Youth Games athletics venue switched

  • Commonwealth Youth Games

Organisers of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games have revealed that athletics will now take place at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port of Spain.

Couva will play a central part in the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023 ©ITGRugby sevens, fast5 netball, beach

volleyball and triathlon are all scheduled to take place in Tobago.Meanwhile Trinidad and Tobago Olympic


Wallace returns as Australia's Pacific Games Chef de Mission

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Olympic kayak gold medallist Ken Wallace has been named Australia's Chef de Mission for next year's Pacific Games.

ImagesThe AOC plans to send archery, athletics, boxing, sailing, taekwondo and weightlifting athletes, plus beach

volleyball and rugby sevens teams."


Mike Rowbottom: Tour-de-Force Eiffel is just the ticket once again for Paris 2024

  • Inside the Blogs

Some years ago I slighted - sorry cited - the Eiffel Tower as a possible reason why Paris might not gain the 2012 Games for which they were then bidding.

budgetary report of April 1 which warned of a potential overspend, and described the proposed temporary volleyball

Tower is finalised, with a temporary venue - the Eiffel Tower Stadium - set to host men’s and women’s beach

volleyball during the Olympics and men’s blind football during the Paralympics.Paris 2024 organisers


Brazilian volleyball legend dies suddenly after complications from pneumonia

  • Volleyball

Brazilian volleyball legend Isabel Salgado has died suddenly at the age of 62, it has been announced.

Considered to be a trailblazer and star of women’s volleyball in Brazil, Salgado led the country’s national

Pan American Games in San Juan in Puerto Rico.She later turned to the sand as she paved the way for beach

volleyball in Brazil, playing several stages of the world FIVB World Tour, including winning at Miami

court as the mother of five children, three of whom have built successful careers in international beach

volleyball.They included Pedro Solberg Salgado, a bronze medallist at the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball


World ParaVolley moves to US in restructuring before Los Angeles 2028

  • Volleyball News

World ParaVolley has moved to the United States with a view to the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics as part of a restructuring of the organisation.

The International Federation for sitting volleyball and beach Para volley has announced that it has formally


Costa Rican NOC secures sponsorship deal with Claro to support athletes in 2023

  • PASO

The Costa Rican National Olympic Committee (CONCRC) has announced a new sponsorship agreement with telecommunications company Claro for 2023.

Rica will be represented in four disciplines at the inaugural Central American and Caribbean Sea and Beach

Games.A total of 16 Costa Rican athletes are set to compete across beach tennis, skateboarding, beach

volleyball and surfing at the multi-sport event, scheduled to be held from November 19 to 25 in Santa

Sports on the beach and in the sea have gained a lot of popularity in the world," added Zamora."


"Hidden Gem" among venues for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

Swimming at the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) next year is set to be held at the pool used by Trinidad and Tobago’s world short course and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Dylan Carter.

alongside the cycling venue, right, at Couva ©ITGTobago is scheduled to stage competitions in athletics, beach

volleyball and triathlon.Athletes competing in Trinidad are set to be housed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel


Santiago 2023 quota places on offer in sailing at 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games of Sea and Beach

  • Santiago 2023

This month’s inaugural Central American and Caribbean Games of Sea and Beach at Santa Marta on the Atlantic

iQFOil windsurfing events, with competition during the Central American and Caribbean Games of Sea and Beach

on offer in sailing events at this month's inaugural Central American and Caribbean Games of Sea and Beach

Marta 2022 is due to take place across ten sports - handball, soccer, wrestling, rugby, tennis and volleyball

, all of which will take place on the beach, plus open water swimming, skateboarding, surfing and sailing.Sailing



First Saudi Games champion hopes to become "example" for other sportswomen

  • Weightlifting

Rahma Alkhawahr has said she is aiming to capitalise on her landmark Saudi Games success by becoming an "example" for other women athletes in the country.

programme, with several allowing participation of women.Archery, athletics, basketball, badminton, beach

volleyball, billiards, bowling, boxing, chess, cycling, equestrian, fencing, indoor rowing, judo, golf

karate, padel, Para athletics, sport climbing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball


Geelong to host Victoria 2026 Closing Ceremony and get new aquatics venue

  • Victoria 2026

Kardinia Park in Geelong has been chosen as the venue for the Closing Ceremony of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

home to swimming, Para swimming, diving, triathlon, Para triathlon, weightlifting, Para powerlifting, beach

volleyball, coastal rowing, cricket, golf, artistic gymnastics and hockey events as well as an Athletes


Youth Day celebrated by Oman Olympic Committee

  • OCA

The Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) has held a sports day to celebrate Omani Youth Day, which is held every year on October 26.

wheelchair basketball.Powerlifting was part of the Youth Day too ©Oman Olympic CommitteeFootball, handball, beach

volleyball, badminton, skateboarding and taekwondo were also on the schedule.A fitness programme, a


Bossa put in charge of Barranquilla 2027 Pan American Games

  • Pan American Games 2027

Rodolfo Bossa has been put in charge of managing the Barranquilla 2027 Pan American Games by the Colombian Government.

event in five years' time.Bossa is a lawyer from Cartagena who spent 10 years as head of the Bolivar Volleyball

I have had links in the sports sector, since I was president of the Bolívar Volleyball League for more

founder and President of the Federation of Sports Leagues of Bolívar and a member of the South American Beach

Volleyball Council."


Malaga named as host of European Universities Beach Sports Championships 2023

  • Universiade

Malaga has been selected as the host of next year’s European Universities Beach Sports Championships.

Two sports are due to form the competition, with beach volleyball set to take place between September

19 and 24, and beach handball set to be staged from September 20 to 23.A delegation from the European

volleyball is due to be held and met with Antonio Fernandez, a representative of the Mayor of Town Hall

of Rincon de la Victoria.Beach volleyball is one of two sports set to be held at the European Universities

alongside discussing details of organising the beach volleyball event.The group followed up by travelling


Yekaterinburg's 2023 International University Sports Festival to attract 250,000 spectators

  • Universiade

The International University Sports Festival due to take place next year in Yekaterinburg is expected to attract up to 250,000 spectators, organisers in Sverdlovsk maintain.

The festival is expected to involve 15 sports: badminton, 3x3 basketball, boxing, volleyball, judo, futsal

, table tennis, swimming, beach volleyball, beach football, diving, sambo, wrestling, tennis and taekwondo.A