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Brazilian Olympic Committee supports first FISU Championship Beach Sports

  • FISU Section Pages

president of the institution, with a promotional shirt for the first FISU World University Championships Beach

"The Beach Games will take place right after the Olympic Games.

 Rio de Janeiro will host the first FISU Championships Beach Sports in September.

from 50 different countries are expected to compete at the 2024 FISU World University Championships Beach

Sports in six sports: beach volleyball, beach soccer, beach handball, beach wrestling, beach tennis


European University Championships 2027: Porto and Covilhã to host

  • University Sport

Portugal will host two European University Championships (EUC) in 2027; football and table tennis. In a press release on 3 May, the Federação Académica do Desporto Universitário (FADU) announced that the European University Sports Association (EUSA) has officially attributed the organisation of two championships to the cities of Porto and Covilhã.

time that UNESCO World Heritage Site will host the football competition; first in 2017 and also hosted beach

volleyball in 2013 and 3x3 basketball in 2019.The city of Covilhã and the Universidade da Beira Interior


New Paris 2024 tickets on sale

  • Paris 2024

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

GETTY IMAGES-35,000 for beach volleyball at the Tour Eiffel stadium, from €24 to €420.


Volleyball World opens doors to potential hosts for VNL 2025-2027

  • Volleyball

The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) has launched the global bidding process for cities interested in

The world's most prestigious annual volleyball competition, the VNL, continues to grow.

It aims to drive growth, innovation and investment in volleyball around the world.

 It is dedicated to connecting all volleyball stakeholders (fans, athletes, corporate partners)

Volleyball World is responsible for the commercial operation of major international volleyball and beach

the Beach Pro Tour.


Promotion of the FISU World University Games Chungcheong 2027 continues

  • FISU Section Pages

Chang-hee as President of the Organising Committee and will feature 18 sports, including optional rowing, beach

volleyball and golf.

August 2027.The sports programme consists of 18 sports, including 3 elective sports such as rowing, beach

volleyball and golf, and 15 compulsory sports.

basketball, diving, fencing, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball


FISU America Assembly elects representatives for next four years

  • FISU Section Pages

The FISU America 2024 Assembly took place, during which the authorities for various positions within the leadership of the International University Sports Federation of America were elected for the next four years. Alim Maluf Neto was re-elected President.

Athletics, Basketball, Futsal, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Swimming, Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball

and Beach Volleyball."


Athens 2004, the squandered legacy

  • Olympics

Twenty years after the Games were held in the birthplace of the Olympic Games, and the legacy of Athens 2004 falls far short of what was hoped for. Abandoned facilities are a symbol of the great difficulties in dealing with the aftermath of the Games.

AFP.Buildings with broken windows, graffiti and rubbish in the facilities that will host the Olympic beach

volleyball competitions in Athens are just one example.


Beach volleyball titles for Egypt and Morocco at African Games

  • African Games

The African Games Accra 2023 beach volleyball champions are Egypt and Morocco.

In the women's final at the Laboma Beach Resort in Accra, Ghana, Egypt's Doaa Elghobashy and Marwa Magdy

Brazilian coach Alexandre Pontel will be in charge of both the men's and women's beach volleyball teams.Ver

Australian coach Adam Maskell will be in charge of both the men's and women's beach volleyball teams&


Paris 2024: Parents complain about having to buy tickets for babies

  • Paris 2024

Parents of babies are calling for a change in ticket sales rules for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after discovering that their babies will be being denied access to venues unless they have their own paid seats.

he added.Pol said parents should be free to make their own decisions, adding that his basketball and beach

volleyball sessions only lasted three hours.


Egypt on fire at the African Games

  • Ghana 2023

Egypt is the clear medal leader after eight days of competition. The country has won a total of 144 medals (83 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze) as of Saturday 16 March. Nigeria is in second place with 68 medals: 25 gold, 18 silver and 25 bronze. More than 5,000 athletes from 51 countries are competing for medals and records in 30 sports at this year's event.

silver in the snatch and gold in the clean and jerk and the Olympic gold medal.Morocco won the men's beach

volleyball gold medal, beating South Africa 2-0 in the final.


Qatar Olympic Committee celebrates its 45th anniversary

  • Olympics

The committee has won eight Olympic medals since its inception in 1979. Suleiman opened the tally in the 1,500 metres at Barcelona 92. As a country, Qatar has been a pioneer in hosting international events. It will be the first Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

2020 Olympic Games, with Mutaz Barshim and weightlifter Fares Ibrahim winning two gold medals and the beach

volleyball team taking bronze.Qatari teams have also achieved success and prominence outside the Olympic

Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach


Winner of the 2023 #MyEUSA Photo Competition announced

  • FISU Section Pages

The votes for the 2023 #MyEUSA Photo Competition have already been counted and the grand overall winner has been chosen and announced: Paolo di Maria, photographer of the European Universities Winter Championships in Val di Zoldo, Italy.

place in the 2023 #MyEUSA photo competition went to a photo taken during the European Unviersities Beach

Volleyball Championship held in Malaga, Spain, while third position went to a photo made during the

European Universities Snow Volleyball Championship in Val di Zoldo, Italy.


Paris opens its only new venue for the Games

  • Paris 2024

The Porte de la Chapelle Arena, known as the Adidas Arena, is the only venue to be built in the centre of Paris for the Olympic Games. Designed to help change the area's reputation for drug dealing and crime, it will have 8,000 seats and it will be used for gymnastics and badminton.

Other facilities, including the Stade de France, will be upgraded, while events such as skateboarding, beach

volleyball and archery will be held in temporary venues scattered around the city.


Registration for SELL Games 2024 opens next week

  • FISU Section Pages

The 39th SELL Student Games, to be held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 16-19 May 2024, will open the registration process on 16 February 2024.

 The 39th SELL Student Games in Kaunas will feature 15 sports: Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Basketball


Risk of Paris 2024 heatwave a cause of concern

  • Paris 2024

A new study has confirmed that the French capital faces a significant risk of record-breaking temperatures in the summer of 2024, when Paris and other cities will host the Summer Olympics.

Athletics events, particularly the marathon, as well as tennis and beach volleyball, are considered vulnerable