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EUSA awaiting decision from Serbian Government over European Universities Games rescheduling

  • Universiade
  • 25 Apr 2021 21:35

The European University Sports Association (EUSA) is still waiting for a response from the Serbian Government over whether the postponed European Universities Games can go ahead at a later date.

operational despite the difficulties faced over the past year".Badminton, basketball, 3x3 basketball, beach

handball, beach volleyball, chess, football, futsal, handball, judo, karate, kickboxing, orienteering

, rowing, rugby sevens, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball and water polo are among the sports due to

feature at the Games.Para-table tennis is also on the programme, as is sitting volleyball as a demonstration

Mol and Sørum through to men's final on FIVB World Tour return in Cancun

  • Volleyball
  • 19 Apr 2021 23:00

Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway have progressed to the final on their first International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour appearance since September 2019 after beating Czech pair Ondrej Perusic

 "We missed playing beach volleyball and it's great to be back."

Perusic and Schwiener reach FIVB Cancun Hub quarter-finals the hard way

  • Volleyball
  • 18 Apr 2021 23:45

Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner reached the quarter-finals the hard way at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in the Mexican resort of Cancun.

16, the Germans beat Swiss pairing Nina Betschart and Tanja Huberli, semi-finalists at the 2019 FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Championships, 16-21, 23-21, 16-14.The Germans will now face Australians Taliqua Clancy

Beach volleyball's elite set for three Tokyo 2020 qualifiers at FIVB World Tour Cancun Hub

  • Volleyball
  • 15 Apr 2021 16:28

The world's elite players have gathered at Mexican resort Cancun for three consecutive Beach Volleyball

Scheduled to take place from April 16 to 20, April 22 to 26 and April 28 to May 2, the three International Volleyball

pic.twitter.com/4us6fyZIiT— FIVB World Tour Cancun Hub 2021 (@MexBeachVolley) April 14, 2021The 2019 FIVB Beach

Volleyball World Championship bronze medallists missed some tournaments later that year and have only

Vanuatu

  • Countries and Territories
  • 15 Apr 2021 15:51

Vanuatu - June 2022Vanuatu hadn't won a single Commonwealth Games medal when they travelled to Gold Coast 2018, but they left the Australian city with two. 

Para-athlete Friana Kwevira set the ball rolling with bronze in the women's javelin throw F46, before beach

bronze for Vanuatu at Gold Coast 2018 ©Getty Images"The two medals were both won by female athletes, beach

volleyball and javelin," she said."

Vanuatu's 22-strong team in Birmingham will only include Pata in beach volleyball, who now has a new

The whole country is rooting for our beach volleyball girls as well as probably the rest of Oceania,"

Tuvalu

  • Countries and Territories
  • 15 Apr 2021 15:51

Tuvalu - May 2022Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport.

Tuvalu will be sending a men's beach volleyball team to Birmingham, and will also be represented in athletics

 "We don't have a lot of athletes here so one can play football and play volleyball and play rugby

Solomon Islands

  • Countries and Territories
  • 15 Apr 2021 15:51

Solomon Islands - July 2022Solomon Islands made history at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will compete at Birmingham 2022 with one eye on their own hosting duties.

Getty ImagesAs well as weightlifting, Solomon Islands will also be competing in aquatics, athletics, beach

volleyball, boxing, judo, table tennis and triathlon in the English city.

Sri Lanka

  • Countries and Territories
  • 15 Apr 2021 15:51

Sri Lanka - July 2022To say that Sri Lanka's preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been rocky is something of an understatement. 

Sri Lanka is due to compete in 3x3 basketball, aquatics, athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing

Maldives

  • Countries and Territories
  • 15 Apr 2021 15:50

Maldives - February 2022Maldives are perhaps looking forward to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a little more than most.

ImagesMaldives are hoping to select 17 athletes for Birmingham 2022, in sports including athletics, swimming, beach

volleyball and 3x3 basketball.There are big hopes for table tennis player Fathimath Dheema Ali, who