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FIVB President Graça meets Maldives Olympic Committee to help grow beach volleyball in the country

  • OCA

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça has met with senior representatives from

the Maldives Olympic Committee (MOC) and the Government to discuss the development of beach volleyball

International Olympic Committee Olympic Solidarity scheme.The FIVB President expressed confidence that beach

Beach volleyball has the huge potential to develop and grow in the Maldives," Graça said."

However, for beach volleyball to truly flourish at a high level will require great teamwork and cooperation

working as a united team, I have no doubt that the Maldives will begin to achieve great results in beach

Hosting a world-class beach volleyball in the Maldives would be the perfect opportunity to showcase the


FISU Oceania competition returns following COVID-19 struggles

  • Universiade

Competition has returned in the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Oceania region, following a difficult period during the COVID-19 pandemic as strict restrictions in the area limited the number of events conducted.

state-wide competition.Nevertheless, more than 800 students competed across seven sports - basketball, beach

volleyball, futsal, netball, rugby sevens, touch football, and volleyball.Student-athletes were pleased


Libyan Students Sports Federation launches championships to develop university sport

  • Universiade

The Libyan Students Sports Federation (LSSF) has launched championships across a variety of sports in an attempt to develop university sport in the country.

universities across the country, and invite the best student-athletes to compete.The trend started with the Beach

Volleyball Championship for Peace in June.


Commonwealth Games adopts new flexible sports programme as 2026 host city sought

  • Commonwealth Games

Future Commonwealth Games hosts will have greater flexibility to include popular local sports after a major change was approved today which it is hoped will make the event more attractive.

sports, including disciplines that have previously been listed as optional sports such as T20 cricket, beach

volleyball and 3x3 basketball.This will allow hosts the ability to propose entirely new sports, relevant


Olympic champions dominate FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals final

  • Volleyball

Norway's Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum dominated the International Volleyball Federation

Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals final to claim yet another victory in 2021.

Daniele Lupo 23-21, 21-17.Germany's Karla Borger and Julia Sude upset the world champions to win the FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Tour Finals ©Getty ImagesIn the women's event, Germany's Karla Borger and Julia Sude



Volleyball World to launch Beach Pro Tour in 2022

  • Volleyball

A new beach volleyball tournament, the Beach Pro Tour, is set to be launched in 2022 by Volleyball World

and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).

level of TV production, a fan area worthy of a festival and a sport presentation like no other".The Volleyball

World Beach Pro Tour is set to visit 11 countries ©Getty ImagesThe Challenge level tournament is a feeder

teams.Each season ends with The Finals, showcasing the 10 best qualified teams.Set to begin in 2022, the Volleyball

World Beach Pro Tour will replace the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.


Pavan and Humana-Paredes secure semi-final place at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals

  • Volleyball

Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes secured their place in the semi-finals of the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Sardinia with a sensational victory over the

 "We are playing some good volleyball. "So I’m excited about what’s to come."

Full event info: https://t.co/2tCNHrD9lm#BeachVolleyball pic.twitter.com/r7tSkjB0tu— Beach Volleyball

face Nicolai and Lupo.The quarter-finals and semi-finals are due to be played tomorrow, with the FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Tour Finals wrapping up on Sunday.


Makroguzova and Kholomina become first team to secure qualification at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

  • Volleyball

Svetlana Kholomina became the first team to secure qualification to the final stages of the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Sardinia.

Norway's Olympic Champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum continued their strong start to the FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Tour Finals with a straight-sets victory over Russian pair Ilya Leshukov and three-time


ONOC "impressed" by Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games venues

  • Pacific Games News

The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is "impressed" with the venues for next year's Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games after a visit to the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) last month, according to Northern Marianas 2022 Organising Committee chief executive Vicente Babauta.

tennis court is due to be resurfaced this year, while the Crowne Plaza Resort, which is set to host the beach

volleyball competition and is, per Babauta, one of few Mini Pacific Games beach volleyball venues that

has "actual sand on the beach".Babauta added: "We visited Coral Ocean Resort for golf and even the va


Norway's Olympic champions gun for gold at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals

  • Volleyball

champions, Anders Mol and Christian Sørum, are gunning for their second gold medal in the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals after their inaugural triumph in 2018.

@JakeGibb pic.twitter.com/IMJV5ipIzq— Beach Volleyball World (@BeachVBWorld) October 4, 2021In the women's


Gold Coast 2018 mascot returns as Australia marks 300-day countdown to Birmingham 2022

  • Birmingham 2022

Australia are preparing to send their "largest team ever" for an oversees Commonwealth Games when they participate at Birmingham 2022 - which are set to take place in 300 days’ time.

the show by boxer Harry Garside, wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario, high jumper Nicola McDermott, beach

volleyball players Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, netballer Steph Wood, squash player


Huntington Beach passes resolution to seek to host surfing, skateboarding and BMX events at Los Angeles

  • Los Angeles 2028

Huntington Beach City Council has passed a resolution to host the surfing, skateboarding and BMX events

Huntington Beach had been in discussions with global engineering company, Michael Baker International

event," said public works director Sean Crumbey, at the council meeting.Known as Surf City, Huntington Beach

€640,000) of the city's American Rescue Plan funds towards constructing The World Skatepark.Huntington Beach

competitions ©Getty ImagesIt is clamed that this funding would be allocated to ensure that Huntington Beach

World Championships and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Beach Volleyball Championships


FIL forced to reverse awarding of 2023 Natural Track World Championships to Moscow

  • Luge

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has been forced to reverse an embarrassing decision made at today's Congress to award the 2023 Natural Track World Championships to Moscow due to a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision preventing Russia from being awarded any major events before December 2022.

non-compliance procedure against those who fail to do so.However, Moscow last month hosted the FIFA Beach

February, after moving the 2022 edition outside of the country, while Moscow is also due to host the Volleyball


Whistler to stage 2025 Luge World Championships as FIL Congress awards Russia 2023 Natural Track World Championships

  • Luge

Whistler in Canada has won the right to stage the 2025 Luge World Championships, while the International Luge Federation (FIL) Congress has awarded the 2023 Natural Track World Championships to Moscow despite World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions against Russia dictating the country not be awarded any major events before December 2022.

available to WADA for non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code.Despite this, Russia hosted the FIFA Beach

be awarded any major events before December 2022 ©Getty ImagesMoscow is also still due to stage the Volleyball