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Yekaterinburg venues set for completion despite suspension of FISU Games hosting rights

  • Yekaterinburg 2023

Sporting facilities in Yekaterinburg are close to being completed despite the suspension of the Russian city’s hosting rights to stage the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

Today, the facility is in an extremely high degree of readiness, competitions are held in both volleyball

The Team Sports Palace has been under reconstruction since 2021 in preparation 2022 Volleyball Men’s

to be moved to Poland and Slovenia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.It was also set to stage volleyball


Commonwealth Games Wales opens application process for Athletes' Commission

  • Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games Wales (CGW) Board has begun the search for new members of its Athletes' Commission to mark 200 days to go until Trinidad and Tobago 2023.

event for the first time in its history with Fast5 netball, rugby sevens, triathlon, swimming, beach volleyball


Doha set to host start and finish of 2023 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour

  • Volleyball

The second season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is set to start and finish in Qatar's capital

The inaugural Beach Pro Tour, which replaced the International Volleyball Federation Beach Volleyball

The interest from fans - both inside arenas and watching on TV and Volleyball World TV - shows the popularity

The audience numbers around the globe particularly highlight the fact that beach volleyball continues

We are taking beach volleyball to fans in all corners of the world next season and the 2023 calendar


Nigeria’s beach volleyball star Ikhiede targeting podium at 2023 African Games

  • Ghana 2023

Two-time national beach volleyball champion Francisca Ikhiede says Nigeria can make the podium at the

wants to win more medals at local and international championships, both beach and indoor, in the 2023 volleyball

season.The three-time President Beach Volleyball Cup champion said: "In 2023, I will not relent in working

The three-time gold medallist in the Camtel Beach Volleyball Championship said it felt great returning

to the sand after missing the first edition of the National Beach Volleyball Tour.She expressed delight

Despite missing the National Beach Volleyball Tour I was able to prove I am still a force to reckon with



Double racewalking world champion García honoured at Peru NOC awards ceremony

  • PASO

Kimberly García, winner of two gold medals at last year's World Athletics Championships, has unanimously been named her country's best athlete of 2022 at the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) awards ceremony.

was recognised as Best Male Athlete of the Year.The best men's and women's teams were the respective volleyball


Castellani to start coaching Argentina’s women’s volleyball team at Pan American Games

  • Volleyball

Daniel Castellani, one of the greatest Argentinian volleyball players of all time, will take up the post

in Tokyo, where they finished 11th, and helped the team reach the second round of the International Volleyball

I’m really happy and honoured with this move," Castellani said.Argentina's women's volleyball team, pictured

As a player Castellani was part of the squads that took bronze at both the 1982 Men's Volleyball World



Volleyball Empowerment sets record number of approved projects

  • Volleyball

Volleyball Empowerment, a programme that focuses on development support to grow the sport worldwide,

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has revealed that it has invested CHF 4 million (£3.6

that 18-month period.The development of the sport among women in Iran was among projects supported by Volleyball

Empowerment ©FIVB"The figures for the latest cycle of Volleyball Empowerment showcases that our revolutionary

and beach volleyball teams worldwide to elevate our sport to even greater heights moving forward."

The Grimalt cousins from Chile are among those to benefit from Volleyball Empowerment ©Getty ImagesA


Repair works to begin on 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games stadium in March

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

The Organising Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games is to start work on repairing the Hasely Crawford Stadium, following the nation's carnival celebrations at the venue on February 21.

used for sport and cultural events.Eight sports are set to take place at the Games: athletics, beach volleyball


Nigeria aiming to qualify beach volleyball teams for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Nigeria Volleyball Federation President Musa Nimrod has revealed the governing body's main goal for the

as global engagements vis-a-vis the 2023 African Games, 2023 African Youth Games and International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) U-19 Boys World Youth Championship, as well as a series of beach volleyball events

teams are in the respective FIVB Olympic qualifying tournaments, but their beach volleyball sides have

In 2022, we dared to expand our horizon to involve National Division 2 Volleyball League and the Beach

Volleyball Tour," Nimrod continued."