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Puerto Rico and Mexico strike 3x3 basketball gold at San Salvador 2023

  • Multi-Sport Games

Puerto Rico and Mexico captured the respective men's and women's 3x3 basketball titles at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador.

medal was claimed by the Dominican Republic following their 21-20 triumph against Mexico.The men's volleyball


Serbian Minister criticises sanctions on athletes in show of support for Russia

  • MINEPS Conference in Baku

Serbia’s Sports Minister Zoran Gajić has expressed his opposition to the "use of sport for political purposes through sanctions and restrictions imposed on athletes".

by slamming restraints against athletes on the sporting stage.Gajić, an Olympic gold medal-winning volleyball

here.The 64-year-old has strong links to Russia having had a spell as head coach of the men’s national volleyball


English official Barry named volleyball technical delegate for Chengdu 2021

  • Chengdu 2021

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has chosen Lenny Barry from Volleyball England as their

He had been nominated for the task by International University Sport Federation (FISU) volleyball technical

from 2005 to 2015, overseeing more than 175 matches.He also served as chairman of British University Volleyball

working at events, usually 14 to 16 hour days, but it enables me to see and be involved in high level volleyball

and, hopefully, bring some new knowledge, experience or ideas back to help volleyball in England."

Games which were postponed from 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic are scheduled to open on July 28.Volleyball


Swimming dead heat provides drama at Central American and Caribbean Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Mexico’s Miguel de Lara and Mikel Schreuders of Aruba produced a dead heat for gold in one of the swimming highlights at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador.

first time that mixed events in artistic swimming have been included at the Games.In women’s beach volleyball




Ghana Sports Minister hails training programme before African Para Games

  • Ghana 2023

Ghanaian Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif believes the recent four-day sports training programme held in Accra has been key to preparing technical officials before the staging of the first African Para Games.

programme.Athletics, powerlifting, taekwondo, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, goalball, sitting volleyball


Zambia NOC withdraws from African Beach Games events after travel failure

  • Multi-Sport Games

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has expressed its "regret" after being forced to withdraw a large portion of its team from the African Beach Games in Hammamet.

Zambia was expected to be represented in air badminton, beach handball and beach volleyball after the


International Volleyball Federation maintains ban on Russian and Belarusian teams

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced that it has decided to keep its ban on Russian

The ruling, which applies to volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball, was made at yesterday’

Administration.The FIVB says the ban on Russian and Belarusian national teams, clubs, officials and beach volleyball

and snow volleyball players in international and continental events will remain in place "until further

Congress.It was then stripped of the hosting rights in response to the invasion of Ukraine.The Russian Volleyball

year with Italy running out as winners after beating co-hosts Poland in the final.Volleyball and beach volleyball



First football trophies won at Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

  • Paralympics

Ivory Coast, Belgium, and Rwanda were among teams to clinch the first seven-a-side football titles of the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

continue tomorrow with medals set to be won for the first time in 3x3 and regular basketball, beach volleyball

, futsal, artistic gymnastics, handball, field hockey, sailing, and volleyball.



Tunisia "ready to embrace" Hammamet 2023 African Beach Games

  • Multi-Sport Games

Minister of Youth and Sports of Tunisia Kamel Deguiche has said Tunisia is set to "embrace" the second African Beach Games, scheduled to begin tomorrow in Hammamet.

the programme for the Hammamet 2023 African Beach Games.The action starts tomorrow with the 4x4 beach volleyball


Rhine-Ruhr 2025 officials to be present at Chengdu 2021 as Germany reveal team

  • Chengdu 2021

A total of 163 athletes are set to represent Germany at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games in Chengdu where Rhine-Ruhr officials are expected to be present in preparation for staging the event themselves in two years' time.

badminton, archery, fencing, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sport shooting, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, volleyball