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FASANOC to send reduced team to Pacific Mini Games after funding cut

  • ONOC

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) chief executive Lorraine Mar has admitted the country will have to send a reduced team to the 2022 Pacific Mini Games after its Government said it did not have enough money to fund the squad.

year before being pushed back to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Athletics, badminton, baseball, beach

volleyball, golf, tennis, triathlon, va'a and weightlifting are on the programme for the Games.Originally


FIVB launches bidding process for three future Beach Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has launched its bidding process for its Beach Volleyball

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships are among the world’s most exciting and entertaining sports

Not only does the event showcase the very best of beach volleyball, it also brings a huge boost to the

to be truly game-changing.Sarah Pavan, left, and Melissa Humana-Paredes, right, won the women's FIVB Beach

The Beach Volleyball World Championships were held officially under the auspices of the FIVB for the

total of 208 matches being held.Russia and Canada both won their first ever gold medals at the FIVB Beach


Vergé-Dépré recognised with Swiss Students Sport Award after Tokyo 2020 bronze

  • Universiade

Anouk Vergé-Dépré has been honoured for her achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in beach volleyball

provide better assistance in future.Alix Klineman and April Ross of the United States won the women's beach

volleyball tournament at the Games, beating Australia's Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar


Itapema FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event rescheduled for November

  • Volleyball

The four-star International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour event in the Brazilian

Itapema in the south of Brazil is due to be the eighth four-star leg of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour.The

, a country which requires a 14-day quarantine for visitors to Brazil.Itapema has previously hosted beach

, centre back, and Alix Klineman and April Ross, centre front, won at the last FIVB Beach Volleyball

volleyball events held in the Qatari capital Doha, three successive tournaments in Cancún in Mexico,

volleyball event of the year is due to be the Under-19 and Under-21 world championships in Roi Et in


Munich 2022 seeks 22,000 Lego bricks as part of project to provide greater accessibility for wheelchair users

  • Munich 2022

A project to collect 22,000 Lego bricks by the end of this month to be used for wheelchair ramps has been launched by organisers of the multi-sport European Championships in the German city of Munich, which is being held in 2022.

11 to 21 next year.It features the continental championships for nine Olympic sports in athletics, beach

volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon.Two


Exclusive: Bach Nielsen has "very specific proposals" as part of IIHF Presidential bid, and aims to expand ice hockey globally

  • Ice Hockey

Henrik Bach Nielsen has served as the Danish Ice Hockey Association’s (DIU) President since 2007, and has said that his bid to become International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President features "very specific proposals for the future," including an emphasis on expanding ice hockey across the globe.

And I can see that other International Federations did it, for example beach volleyball or three-on-three


Europe Triathlon Age Group Championships to be held as part of Munich 2022

  • European Championships

The Europe Triathlon Age Group Sprint Championships will be held as part of the multi-sport Munich 2022 European Championships, it has been announced.

of 4,400 of the continent’s best athletes will compete at the multi-sport event, across athletics, beach

volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon.The


As Brisbane 2032 looms, 20 years ago this week the Goodwill Games drew to a close

  • The Big Read

Twenty years ago this week, a global multi-sport event was reaching its conclusion in the 2032 Olympic host city, Brisbane. The 2001 Goodwill Games attracted competitors from over 50 countries and featured many stars who had graced at Sydney 2000. Among them were swimmers Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim, javelin champion Jan Zelezny and 10,000 metres gold medallist Derartu Tulu. 

For the beach volleyball competition, A total of 7,000 tonnes of sand were moved to the historic Peter


Senegal to make Youth Olympic Games a "catalyst" for engaging young people in sport

  • Judo

Senegal is eager to make the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) a "catalyst" in encouraging young people to engage in sport, the President of the Senegal Judo Federation has said.

There will be venues in hubs outside Dakar, including seaside resort Diamniadio, which is set to host beach

volleyball, boating and other events.A new national stadium will be built in Diamniadio, which is set


National Olympic Committees to meet prior to Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

  • Asian Games

Online meetings for the Chef de Mission's of 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are set to be held from September 8 to 9 in preparation for next year's Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in China.

of Asia to compete in sports which qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics through Asia.These include volleyball

, beach volleyball, basketball, football and fencing.Hangzhou is also set to host the 2022 Asian Para


FIVB pushes back Under-21 and Under-19 Beach Volleyball World Championships over Thai COVID-19 restrictions

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and Thailand Volleyball Association have delayed the Under

-19 and Under-21 Beach Volleyball World Championships due to a rise in coronavirus cases in the host

been due to take place from September 14 to 29 in Roi Et, in the north-east of Thailand.The Under-19 Beach

Volleyball World Championships are now set for December 3 to 8, and the edition for athletes aged 21


QOC President Sheikh Joaan says Qatar "achieved our goal" at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • OCA

The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani has said the country achieved its aim of writing "a new chapter in the history of Qatari sport" after winning two gold medals and a bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, while Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse earned a bronze in the men’s beach

volleyball tournament.This was Qatar’s best performance at an Olympic Games to date, and also the first


Czech NOC to hold meeting to analyse results of Tokyo 2020 COVID-19 cases investigation

  • Tokyo 2020

The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) will hold a meeting next month to analyse the results of an investigation it launched into a charter flight carrying athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged in its delegation.

Nausch-Sluková was among the Czech athletes to test positive for COVID-19 prior to Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesCzech beach

volleyball player Markéta Nausch-Sluková, her coach and husband Simon Nausch, men's beach volleyball


Liam Morgan: FIFA latest to use CAS loophole as Moscow stages Beach Soccer World Cup

  • Inside the Blogs

You may have noticed a stream of tweets by FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura from the Beach Soccer

Russia secured their place in @FIFAcom Beach Soccer World Cup semis with a final score of 4-2 over Spain

tremendous passion. pic.twitter.com/ogoZv4tqjB— Fatma Samoura (@fatma_samoura) August 26, 2021After the Beach

will host the Sport Climbing World Championships before 10 Russian cities stage matches at the Men's Volleyball


Munich 2022 marks one year to go before start of European Championships

  • Munich 2022

Organisers of the multi-sport European Championships, scheduled to be held in Munich in 2022, have marked the year to go milestone with a series of events in the Bavarian city.

offer for the winner.Theresienwiese, which hosts Munich’s famous Oktoberfest folk festival, held a beach

volleyball competition, while at the Olympiapark, constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, a five

due to feature around 4,400 athletes as nine sports hold their continental championships - athletics, beach

volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis and triathlon.The