The Olympic Council of Asia's (OCA) Coordination Committee has made its first visit to Sanya to assess preparations for the 2020 Asian Beach Games.

finalised.Raja Randhir Singh headed the visit in the Chinese city ©Getty ImagesHowever, beach soccer, beach volleyball

Four Japanese teams qualified for the round-of-16 at the International Volleyball Federation Beach World

partner Ayumi Kusano were one of four Japanese teams that progressed to the round-of-16 at the FIVB Beach Volleyball

Palmer celebrated their debut as partners by earning a place in the main draw at the International Volleyball

Mariota Angelopoulou and Daria Gusarova.Action at the women's-only event, known as the Anchor Beach Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour is set to resume in Phnom Penh with the

A total of 39 teams from 20 countries have entered the second annual Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival

year when 29 countries from 17 countries fought for the medals.Qualification at the 2019 Anchor Beach Volleyball

The Lithuanian Olympic Committee (LTOK) held their 2019 Winter Festival in Druskininkai, celebrating winter sport in the country.

snow kart racing and a night skiing session also went ahead on the first day.An international snow volleyball

competitors had to show their skills in speed skiing, speed skating, street dancing and ice hockey.A snow volleyball

competition was among the events held over three days ©LOCThe snow volleyball tournament was won by

Athletes in 17 sports are poised to receive a boost in funding from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) as part of a medal incentive funding programme in the build-up to Tokyo 2020.

a good guide to Tokyo 2020 success ©Getty ImagesAthletes from archery, athletics, basketball, beach volleyball

skating - with this continuing to function as it had during the event.The Sports Park was home to beach volleyball

Swedish Swimming Federation (SSF) chair Ulla Gustavsson has resigned following a backlash to her comments that a veil was a “symbol of repression”.

hijabs at major events.They followed other governing bodies, with women in sports including fencing, volleyball

The number of qualifiers for the men's and women's beach volleyball tournaments at the 2019 African Games

As reported by Xinhua, African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) President Amr Elwani has said qualification

in Casablanca and Rabat in Morocco.At the 2015 African Games in Congo's capital Brazzaville, beach volleyball

The 24 beach volleyball teams will be divided into six preliminary pools of four teams and the top two

to 31 in a yet-to-be-announced country, will be used as the continental qualifier for the 2019 Beach Volleyball

Organisers of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have claimed construction at all venues due to be used is on track and will be finished in time for test events later this year.

Waterway, set to hold a rowing test event in August, is 77 per cent ready, while wheelchair basketball and volleyball

Female boxers will now be permitted to wear sport hijabs at major International Boxing Association (AIBA) events under a rule change passed by the governing body's Executive Committee.

authorising their use during competition.They have been used by women in sports including fencing, volleyball

The Paralympic Foundation of Canada's (PFC) ParaTough Cup will be heading to Toronto and Calgary over the coming month, it has been announced.

of six people competing in Paralympic-inspired challenges, including wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball

Organisers of this year's Summer Universiade in Naples have confirmed the entrants for each of the team sports on the programme.

of the Summer Universiade is only the third to feature sailing.Tournaments in football, basketball, volleyball

women's teams.Despite being the host nation, there will not be any Italian representation in men's volleyball

excels in at the Olympic Games and other major events.Italy has not entered either the men's or women's volleyball

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has praised China's decision to further integrate the sport into its school system.

the country's curriculum.Taekwondo featured alongside others such as athletics, swimming, basketball, volleyball

The Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) has honoured the men's paragliding team which won silver at last year's Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.

Assembly in Kathmandu ©NOCPurendra Bikram Lakhe, another vice president, gave a welcome speech while Nepal Volleyball