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IOC and UN Women launch new project promoting gender equality

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations (UN) Women launched a Gender Equality Through Sport Bridging Project, which will aim to eliminate gender-based violence.

 Among them was Ana Moser, former volleyball player, Olympian and the first female Sports Minister


WTA aiming to improve women's sport, announces multi-million dollar partnership with CVC

  • Tennis

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced a new strategic $150 million (£125 million/€141 million) partnership with CVC Capital Partners (CVC) in an effort to improve the profile of women's tennis and increase their commercial growth.

leagues Ligue and La Liga, Indian Premier League cricket and other sports including rugby union and volleyball


Brazilian Olympic Committee maintains Wallace's suspension for proposing to "shoot Lula in the face"

  • Volleyball

Wallace de Souza will remain suspended by the Ethics Council of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) after his suggestion that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should be shot.

The 35 year old Olympic volleyball gold medallist went live on Instagram in January, where he talked

Brazil ©Getty ImagesWhile the investigation is concluded, Wallace has been ordered to remain away from volleyball

Brazilian Olympic volleyball gold medallist Wallace de Souza asked on his Instagram page whether anyone



Fast5 netball, rugby sevens and beach volleyball line-ups set for Trinbago 2023

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

The line-up for the team sports events have been unveiled for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

Games Federation (CGF) has announced that 44 teams representing 23 nations will compete across beach volleyball

August 5 to 10 at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex.England will be aiming to defend their men’s beach volleyball

Kitts and Nevis, Australia, Cyprus, New Zealand, Rwanda, St Lucia and South Africa.The women’s beach volleyball

, Mozambique, Cayman Islands, England, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Scotland, Kenya and Bermuda.Both beach volleyball

The beach volleyball, Fast5 netball and rugby sevens competitions are set to be highly competitive, with



Brazil, China and Poland to host Paris 2024 volleyball qualification tournaments

  • Paris 2024

Brazil, China and Poland have joined Japan as hosts of volleyball qualifying events for the Paris 2024

set to secure places at Paris 2024 alongside hosts France and five teams through the International Volleyball

We know very well how passionate their fans are about volleyball and we are delighted to bring even more

exciting volleyball action to these countries."

Brazil are three-time men's and two-time women's Olympic champions in volleyball, while China have won

stripped of its hosting rights.It also staged the Women's World Championship with The Netherlands in 2022.Volleyball


Jamaican sambists demonstrate sport for Bach during visit

  • Sambo

Jamaican sambists have given a demonstration of the sport to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during his visit to Kingston.

Bach was also shown demonstrations by participants in fencing, volleyball, basketball, boxing, archery


Taekwondo men's medallist named on Dominican Olympic Committee's Women and Sports Commission

  • PASO

Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) President Garibaldy Bautista has sworn in the new members of the COD Women and Sports Commission, which includes a man for the first time.

Meanwhile 45 athletes have also taken part in a workshop on first aid organised by the Dominican Republic Volleyball

 It had been prompted by an incident in December at the Cibao Volleyball Cup in Puerto Plata when

giving good first aid worsened the situation of that athlete and that official," explained regional volleyball

development centre head Alexis Garcia.Participants in the first aid and injuries course run by the Dominican Volleyball


Paris 2024 organisers to mark 500 days to go with 24-hour worldwide Relay

  • Paris 2024

Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics plan to mark 500 days until the start of the Games next week by staging a 24-hour Relay in conjunction with the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, embassies and overseas territories.

Tokyo 2020, and Olympic boxing champion Kelly Harrington are among the athletes set to take part.French volleyball






EUSA visits Portugal before European University Championship

  • Universiade

cities of Lisbon and Braga in Portugal before the European University Championships in rugby sevens and volleyball

 Zvan then headed to Braga, where the volleyball competition is set to be held.The Portuguese University

was opened last November, was toured by the Zvan, as FADU President Ricardo Nora guided the visit.The volleyball