Next year’s European Championships in Munich will be the highlight of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the 1972 Olympic Games, the city’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter has declared.

make up the 45-strong Munich 2022 Honorary Board.There is due to be 158 medal events in athletics, beach

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

USA Volleyball has confirmed that two Paralympians have joined its governing body in leadership roles

Nicky Nieves has been elected as the women's sitting volleyball representative to the USA Volleyball

Olympic and Paralympic Committee's (USOPC) Athletes' Advisory Council.Nieves joined the women's sitting volleyball

I think we are all valuable; it doesn't matter if it's beach, indoor or sitting."

team since 2012.He also won the gold medal at the 2019 Beach ParaVolley World Championships.Duda now

works as the men's volleyball head coach at Life University.He is the second consecutive Paralympian

The European University Sports Association (EUSA) Executive Committee discussed the upcoming European Universities Games during its first virtual meeting of 2021.

Committee also approved funding for selected developing members in 2021.Twenty-one sports, including beach

handball, beach volleyball, chess, taekwondo and Para-table tennis, are set to be contested at the fifth

 Sitting volleyball will additionally be a demonstration sport.The EUSA claims more than 5,000 student-athletes

Optimism is reportedly growing among organisers of next year’s rescheduled Pacific Mini Games thanks to the rollout of coronavirus vaccines in host country the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

Pacific Mini Games ©PGCTwenty-four nations are expected to compete in athletics, badminton, baseball, beach

volleyball, golf and triathlon at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.The programme was cut from 12 to six as

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça has expressed optimism over the sport’

first time.The FIVB President acknowledged the challenges posed by the pandemic in 2020, with major volleyball

Even without volleyball competitions, millions of fans across the globe could enjoy engaging volleyball

FIVB announced the launch of a new $300 million (£220 million/€250 million) commercial initiative, Volleyball

, while beach volleyball players Joshua Binstock of Canada, Madelein Meppelink of The Netherlands and

", while a presentation on "The Volleyball Empowerment" is also on the agenda.The FIVB financial reports

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed the five elected members of the FIVB Athletes

Binstock and Madelein Meppelink of The Netherlands will serve as the men’s and women’s representative in beach

volleyball after topping their respective categories.Binstock saw off two rivals to secure the men’s

have equal gender representation among its membership, and the same number of representatives from volleyball

and beach volleyball.The FIVB World Congress is scheduled to begin tomorrow, with the event held online

", while a presentation on "The Volleyball Empowerment" is also on the agenda.The FIVB financial reports

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has launched a new $300 million (£220 million/€250 million

) commercial initiative, Volleyball World, designed to boost growth and investment worldwide.

around the globe".It added: "Volleyball is the fourth most popular sport globally, with more than 800

Volleyball World will become the commercial entity for the sport around the world, initially for FIVB

Volleyball World will be responsible for the commercial operation of key volleyball and beach volleyball

The new Volleyball World initiative is designed to enhance the experience of FIVB events such as the

commented: "We are delighted to partner with CVC to launch Volleyball World."

The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has reportedly successfully appealed for the replay of African

women's beach volleyball qualifying matches for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

According to Citizen Digital, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has annulled the results

tournament, held in the Nigerian capital Abuja in March, was Group C in the second round of the African Volleyball

 Kenya's women's beach volleyball head coach Sammy Mulinge revealed he was "very happy" at the decision

 The Kenya Volleyball Federation had appealed to the FIVB for a replay of the Olympic qualifying

Mobile operator TIM has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) until the end of the year that will support Team Brazil’s preparation for and participation in the Tokyo 2020 Games.

the 49erFX sailing, Rio 2016 canoeing silver medallists Isaquías Queiroz and Erlon de Souza, leading beach

volleyball duo Ana Patrícia Silva Ramos and Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva and taekwondo fighter Ícaro

Brazilian university sports competitions will have a new calendar and format in 2021 that will seek to minimise health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

, badminton, basketball, futsal, handball, judo, karate, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, volleyball

The JUBs Praia event will take place with competitions in beach soccer, beach handball, footvolley, beach

tennis, beach wrestling, beach volleyball, air badminton, 3x3 basketball and CrossFit."

Salla, which claims to be the coldest town in Finland, has launched a parody bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, as part of efforts to raise awareness of global warming.

The video features beach volleyball and mountain biking in the snow, while the town's Mayor Erkki Parkkinen

Volleyball England has appointed Jeff Brehaut as beach performance manager in preparation for the Birmingham

Experienced beach volleyball instructor and referee Brehaut has taken up the voluntary role of planning

, developing and delivering England's beach volleyball performance framework in the run-up to Birmingham

beach volleyball work stream lead Phil Smith."

Jeff has over 20 years of experience working with beach volleyball at the very highest levels, so we

and referee delegate, and has refereed eight FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship finals.

Hickory Point Beach is to become the national training site for the USA Volleyball (USAV) beach ParaVolley

programme after a foundation donated $100,000 (£73,000/€82,000) to support the beach ParaVolley set-up

The growth of Beach ParaVolley is a huge priority for USA Volleyball as this new discipline expands globally

at the 2019 World ParaVolley Beach World Series event in Pingtan ©USA Volleyball"As the US national

We are honoured to support this worthy cause and provide some seed funding for the USA Volleyball beach

The Florida region of USAV opened the 21-court Hickory Point Beach sand volleyball complex in 2014.In

for beach volleyball activities since 2014.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Athletes' Commission is set to hold its first-ever elections

phase is due to open on January 25 and close on January 31.The vote, involving candidates from both beach

volleyball and volleyball, will be held through an online platform.All eligible voters will be given

and beach volleyball representatives.The application process was open to all National Federations to

respective candidate, and the FIVB has confirmed five female and five male players are in the running.The beach

volleyball candidates are Louise Bawden of Australia, Joshua Binstock of Canada, Julius Brink of Germany

Newcastle and Gateshead has announced its intention to bid for the 2026 European Championships, the third edition of the multi-sport event.

Athletics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon will again feature, along with the new additions of beach

volleyball, canoe sprint, sport climbing and table tennis.Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries are