Pyeongchang 2018 will have a presence on the famous Copacabana Beach during the Rio Olympics, it has been announced.

Brazilian City, with competition under two years away.A kiosk on the famous stretch of sand, where beach volleyball

The World Rowing Federation (FISA) are to lead a meeting of International Federations (IF) tomorrow after the explosive findings of the McLaren Report which looked into state-sponsored doping by Russia.

total ban but decisions could ultimately be left to individual IFs.Currently, both the International Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has opened its bid process for the 2017 World Grand Prix

 "We are here to help the organisers plan and execute a top level volleyball event, which will help

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has hinted its opposition to a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at Rio 2016 after they stressed the need for “individual justice” following the release of the damning McLaren Report yesterday.

among 30 where Disappearing Positives were found in Russian competitors ©Getty ImagesThe International Volleyball

their opposition to a total ban on the nation from next month’s Olympic Games.They claim all Russian volleyball

Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has promised to deliver the best-ever edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games as organisers celebrate the One Year to Go milestone today.

tennis and beach soccer have all been confirmed on the programme and insidethegames understands beach volleyball

event is likely to be ratified in the near future by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).Beach volleyball

facility is due to host athletics and both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.Beach soccer and beach volleyball

Serbia ended their agonising wait for the the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League

Tickets for sold-out sessions and for the Rio 2016 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be part of a new batch of 100,000 seats for next month’s Olympic Games due to be released on Thursday (July 21), organisers have announced.

in the batch - the last big amount of tickets to go on sale for the Games - feature medal matches in volleyball

Forty years ago modern pentathlon made headlines as never before after a scandal which rocked the entire Olympic world.

sportsman of the year ahead of some illustrious contenders including high jumper Jacek Wzola, the national volleyball

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Patrick Hickey has slammed anti-doping agencies in the United States and Canada after they called for a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at Rio 2016 in a leaked draft letter.

likely to receive opposition from several International Federations (IFs), including the International Volleyball

President of the FIVB since 2012, said he would not support a blanket ban and hopes to have Russian volleyball

players in Rio.The Brazilian believes there is "no doping" in Russian volleyball as all of the tests

Brazil ended France's bid for a successful International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League title

There is no doping within Russian volleyball as all of the tests done on players from the country have

been conducted outside of the scandal-hit nation, International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President

The Brazilian believes Russia's volleyball teams should therefore be able to compete at the Rio 2016

and female players in his sport has been undertaken largely in Germany.His claims come after Russian volleyball

2014 on Monday ©Getty Images“We have done the research and we don’t have any kind of doping in Russian volleyball

Defending champions France booked their place in the semi-finals of the International Volleyball Federation

to commemorate the victims of the atrocity, while FIVB President Ary Graça wrote to the French Volleyball

But today it was not only about volleyball, because of the situation in Nice.

Karateka Ana Lenard delighted the home crowd at the European Universities Games (EUG) in Croatia by winning the women’s under 61 kilograms kumite gold medal.

University of Zagreb, the 2014 European champion proved too strong for the opposition at the Bojan Stranic Volleyball

Italy kept their hopes of a semi-final spot at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League

Major badminton tournaments could be held outdoors and on beaches after the sport’s worldwide governing body agreed to explore “exciting and innovative” prospects to develop the game.

with the appropriate courts, regulations and equipment”.The Dane feels they can follow the likes of volleyball

 “We have seen the emergence of the Beach Soccer World Cup, the Beach Volleyball World Championships