By David GoldMarch 28 - Women beach volleyball players can now opt for more modest playing attire rather

than have to sport a bikini, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed.

this summer should they come through their regional qualifiers.Bikinis have been synonymous with beach volleyball

The beach volleyball world has been in bikinis for 20 years.''

Some of the Muslim communities, such as Iran and India, have probably shied away from playing beach volleyball

Cook played in the very first Olympic beach volleyball tournament in Atlanta 16 years ago, winning a

The beach volleyball tournament at London 2012 will run from July 28 to August 12 and takes place at

By Tom DegunMarch 25 - Knut Kursawe (pictured), the head coach of Britain's men's and women's goalball teams, has admitted that a dream has come true for his players after the British Paralympic Association (BPA) confirmed last week that it would endorse the host country slots for the sport at the London 2012 Paralympics.

evolved into a competitive sport and has been officially included in the Paralympic Games since 1980.On a volleyball

insideworldparasport.bizRelated storiesMarch 2012: BPA endorses host country slots for goalball and women's sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 22 - Preparations are now complete for the Qatar Olympic Committee's (QOC) Schools Olympic Programme finals festival at the Aspire Academy of Sports Excellence in Doha.

school boys and girls aged five to 18 competing for medals in the nine Olympic sports of athletics, volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 21 - Britain have named a strong 24-person athletics team for the 2012 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester with discus star Dan Greaves (pictured) being one of four world record holders that will compete at the event in May.

athletics, wheelchair basketball and seven-a-side football, while international boccia and sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 15 - The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) have confirmed that three bipartite commission slots will be given to British table tennis players, meaning the nation will now have three more table tennis players on the ParalympicsGB for the London 2012 Paralympics.

announced earlier yesterday that it would be endorsing host country slots for goalball and women's sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 14 - The men's and women's goalball teams and the women's sitting volleyball side has

Lisa Wainwright, the chief executive of Volleyball England, who runs the sitting volleyball programme

Sitting volleyball has grown from strength to strength and interest in the sport is growing rapidly,"

By David OwenMarch 12 - Rome's abandoned bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics would have cost just over $50 million (£32 million/€38 million) if the Italian capital had made it through to next year's final vote in Argentina.

given as the average price.Other points of interest about the abandoned bid include the proposed beach volleyball

By Duncan MackayMarch 11 - A special sports festival in Tokyo attended by Tsunekazu Takeda, the President of the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, has been held to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami which killed more than 15,000 people.

for schools and an orphanage association, took place at Shiokaze Park, the planned venue for beach volleyball

Tokyo hand in Applicant City file for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bidFebruary 2012: Tokyo 2020 appoints volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 9 - English rapper Dizzee Rascal (pictured left) and worldwide Olympic partner Coca-Cola have teamed up with young people from sports charity StreetGames to launch a new competition giving consumers the chance to win tickets for London 2012.

every 2,012 seconds, including tickets to high profile sold-out sports such as swimming, athletics, volleyball

By David GoldMarch 7 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will transform Times Square in New York into an Olympic Village for the day on April 18, exactly 100 days before the start of London 2012.

running until 6pm, is free of charge.Among the sports for which there will be demonstrations are beach volleyball

, BMX cycling, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, judo, sitting volleyball, taekwondo and track and field.Fans

By Duncan MackayFebruary 29 - Sebastian Coe has urged Tokyo officials bidding for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to be sure of their message, claiming that that is more important than explaining how they will stage the Games if they are awarded them.

Tokyo hand in Applicant City file for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bidFebruary 2012: Tokyo 2020 appoints volleyball

The sights and sounds of London 2012 are getting closer and closer. Soon – very soon – the BBC Big Screens already set up in 22 cities around the British Isles will fill with live Olympic and Paralympic action, and the squares and streets and parks around those screens will teem with activity and music.In the last few weeks, some vivid details have begun to emerge as to how the Games will connect with the wider, non ticket-bearing public.For BT London Live, ironically, it is Blur who have given one of their iconic projects a hard edge.

enable visitors to have a go at athletics, handball, hockey, equestrian events (via simulator), sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunFebruary 27 - Former NBA star and England basketball international John Amaechi (pictured second from right) has returned to the court in order to launch the Special Olympics GB Unified Sports programme, which is supported by Worldwide Olympic Partner Coca-Cola.

session of the initiative, with the sport being one of those supported under the scheme, along with volleyball

The sights and sounds of London 2012 are getting closer and closer. Soon – very soon – the BBC Big Screens already set up in 22 cities around the British Isles will fill with live Olympic and Paralympic action, and the squares and streets and parks around those screens will teem with activity and music.In the last few weeks, some vivid details have begun to emerge as to how the Games will connect with the wider, non ticket-bearing public.For BT London Live, ironically, it is Blur who have given one of their iconic projects a hard edge.

enable visitors to have a go at athletics, handball, hockey, equestrian events (via simulator), sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunFebruary 23 - The town of Markham has unveiled its plans for the Markham Pan Am Centre which is set to host both the water polo and badminton competitions at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

competition and community use.It will also have a 17-metre high ceiling to meet international badminton and volleyball

facility that will function as both a community centre and competition centre for aquatics, badminton, volleyball