It is now official. This Wednesday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board ratified the proposal to add Para Climbing to the LA 2028 sports programme. This is the first time a sport has been added to the Paralympic programme by an Organising Committee. It will join the 22 sports already included.

Rowing, Para Swimming, Para Table Tennis, Para Taekwondo, Para Triathlon, Shooting Para Sport, Sitting Volleyball

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) has announced the recipients of this year's Sport Awards (CCSA), who will be honoured at a banquet in Ottawa on 21 September. The award is presented to a Canadian SportWORKS officer who has made a significant contribution to the development of sport.

Previously, he was the team physician for the Canadian women's national volleyball team and the Canadian

ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) has recognised the International Hockey Federation (FIH) transparency and good governance practices, its efforts to consistently deliver and live the Olympic Values and its sustainability efforts, as confirmed by the promotion of the FIH to the higher tier of International Federations in its fifth Governance Review.

FIBA), International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), International Hockey Federation (FIH), International Volleyball

Three-time Olympic medallist Jordan Larson has come out of retirement to play in her fourth Olympiad. The 37-year-old retired after leading the US Team to a long-awaited gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Yet after a divorce and some serious soul-searching, Larson finds herself back on the national team and headed to Paris.

USA Volleyball Head Coach Karch Kiraly is one of the reasons the Tokyo 2020 MVP is getting back on the

;Jordan Larson finds a much-needed safe haven the moment she walks into the office of longtime U.S. volleyball

She spent part of 2022 volunteering in the volleyball program at Texas before returning last year to

perspective for Larson, who realised how much Kiraly and the US count on the continuity of college volleyball

Larson celebrating with the US Volleyball tea, after winning a match.

A new report out Tuesday, backed by climate scientists and athletes, warned about the dangers posed by extreme high temperatures at this year's Paris Olympics. The "Rings of Fire" report —a collaboration between non-profit Climate Central, academics at Britain's University of Portsmouth and 11 Olympians— said conditions in Paris could be worse than the last Games in Tokyo in 2021.

and dense population.A man cools off at a mist station installed at Shiokaze Park during the beach volleyball

The Women's Volleyball qualification for Paris 2024 came to an end on 17 June with the conclusion of

the preliminary round of the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL).

In beach volleyball, Paraguay surprised everyone by qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time

The conclusion of the preliminary phase of the 2024 Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) also

rankings on 17 June determined the final five women's teams that will compete in the upcoming Olympic volleyball

already secured their places.A total of 12 women's teams will compete in the traditional or indoor volleyball

🏐 #volleyball #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/UKSrcrUdhM— Volleyball World (@volleyballworld) June 16,

2024These are the women's volleyball teams taking part in Paris 2024:France (host nation); Dominican

The Hospitality Business School - Lausanne (EHL), widely regarded as one of the best higher education institutions in the world for hospitality management, held a ceremony to celebrate the school's successful fulfilment of 98 out of 100 criteria set by the FISU Healthy Campus programme.

a wellness area with a sauna and cold bath, a multi-purpose sports hall, pétanque, tennis and beach volleyball

The city of Šiauliai played host to the country’s celebration of Olympic Day , together with the 100th anniversary of the Lithuanian Olympic Movement, last Saturday in a festival with more than a hundred different sports and entertainment activities. 20,000 people are estimated to have attended the day-long event for a chance try out various sports, chat with professional athletes, meet national Olympians, engage in games and tournaments, and join educational and Olympic educational events.

Balčiūnaitė and canoeist Ramanauskas tried out other Olympic sports and participated in fencing, table volleyball

Pascal Gentil, member of the French Taekwondo team for the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games and former co-Chair of the WT Athletes Committee, has been named by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a "Believe in Sport" ambassador for Paris 2024.

France, Handball), Nchimunya Mweetwa (Zambia, Football), Louise Bawden (Olympian, Australia, Beach volleyball

The organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games would like to include para-climbing in the programme of the games. A corresponding proposal has been submitted to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Sport climbing is currently only in the Olympic program. Medals were awarded for the first time in Tokyo 2020.

para-rowing, para-swimming, para-table tennis, para-taekwondo, para-triathlon, para-shooting, sitting volleyball

A number of athletes from Argentina have expressed concern about the reduction in resources available to athletes in the run-up to Paris 2024. Olympic medallists such as Paula Pareto, Luciano De Cecco and others have recently voiced their concerns.

fact, football is the only professional sport in Argentina, at least legally, although basketball and volleyball

One of them was won by the volleyball team, with Santa Fe native Luciano De Cecco playing a key role

as a setter (voted the best setter at Tokyo 2020).Since starting his career in Italian volleyball in

elite athletes in Buenos Aires, run by ENARD.Luciano de Cecco hits the ball in the men's bronze medal volleyball

are very few sports that can be governed purely by market conditions and profit," said Jon Uriarte, a volleyball

One month from today to the start of the European Universities Games (EUG) in Debrecen and Miskolc 2024, a press conference was held to provide information on what to expect during the two weeks of sport this summer.

 The EUG in Miskolc will feature volleyball, chess, judo, kickboxing, karate, basketball, tennis

, water polo, beach volleyball and taekwondo.

In preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has introduced the "Believe in Sport" campaign.

Nchimunya Mweetwa from Zambia, representing Football; Louise Bawden, an Olympian from Australia in Beach Volleyball

Olympic Games,” said ambassador Louise Bawden, who competed for Australia at three Olympic Games in volleyball

and beach volleyball.

Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, retired from basketball in 2017 to play pro volleyball

"But in the back of my mind, I knew I could always go back to volleyball after I was done with basketball

The six-foot-seven, California native excelled in basketball and volleyball in high school, but chose

basketball after signing with the University of Arizona: a college that does not sponsor men’s varsity volleyball

the NBA.Now, six years after retiring from basketball, he will represent Team USA at the Olympics in volleyball

transition into a different sport immediately and play at the highest level," he said on the Sandcast volleyball

Organisers of the Paris Olympics have revealed a showcase featuring the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower as the French capital commemorates 50 days until the commencement of the Summer Games.

Men’s and women’s volleyball matches will take place at the base of the 1,083-foot monument.Nearly 13,000

standing proud on the icon French monument in front of the Eiffel Tower Stadium, which will host the volleyball