Volleyball Australia has announced international sports administrator Jenny Mann as Chief Executive Officer

of the Adelaide 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

as the CEO of the Adelaide World Championships, which will be the largest beach volleyball tournament

The Beach World Championships will bring the best volleyball players down under, put the sport on the

 Jenny Mann, CEO of the Adelaide 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA"I am very excited to take on this role to maximise the opportunities that the Beach

 Beach Volleyball is synonymous with Australians and to have the sport's biggest tournament since

Political bickering, persistent grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to daily life are souring the mood ahead of Paris 2024. Several recent announcements have led to a surge in negative publicity for the sporting mega-event, which will kick off in six months and attract a television audience of billions.

GETTY IMAGESParis 2024 organisers remain confident that sights such as beach volleyball in front of the

Interest in taking part in the upcoming European Universities Games Debrecen-Miskolc is very high, with many applications already received. The excitement for the next edition of the Games in Hungary is growing.

 The sports on offer are 3x3 basketball, badminton, basketball, beach handball, beach volleyball

, chess, football, futsal, handball, judo, karate, kickboxing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball

Romell Knowles, president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, is excited about the Bahamas' efforts in the run-up to the Olympic Games, which begin in Paris on 26 July. Basketball, with the real possibility of becoming the first Bahamian team in Olympic history, is the great hope for the Caribbean islands near the United States.

GETTY IMAGESA former athlete and softball and volleyball administrator in the Bahamas before joining

hope to qualify athletes to compete in traditional sports such as athletics, swimming, boxing, tennis, beach

volleyball, and judo.

For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris 2024 Torch Relay will be carried by teams to symbolise the energy of sport and teamwork.

Omaha Beach will be the venue for the Equestrian Team Relay, while Les Sables-d'Olonne and Gruissan are

in Finistère de Bretagne, and a third organised by the Tahitian Surfing Federation on the Teahupo'o Beach

gold medallist in fencing at Atlanta 1996), Laurent Tillie (coach of the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist volleyball

2024 brings a lot of news for FISU America, as three countries in the region will host FISU competitions, welcoming hundreds of student athletes from around the world to compete in their sports.

commitment and dedication to make this event a success.”Rio de Janeiro will host the FISU World University Beach

Students will compete in beach handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, beach wrestling

first time this event is being held in the city, and at the same time we have a lot of experience in beach

NCAA and ESPN have reached a new eight-year agreement for the media rights to NCAA championships from 1 September 2024. It includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships, as well as international rights to the same NCAA championships and the Division I men's basketball tournament.

agreement - including all rounds of marquee NCAA championship events (women's basketball, softball, volleyball

-Women's Championships – soccer, field hockey, volleyball (including DII & DIII), cross country,

swimming and diving, basketball (including DII and DIII), ice hockey, bowling, gymnastics, fencing, beach

volleyball, lacrosse, outdoor track and field, tennis, softball and water polo.

The national championship game in Division I women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

continue to be awarded in the rankings-based qualifying processes for sports such as tennis, table tennis, volleyball

triathlon, archery, golf, skateboarding, judo, track cycling, BMX racing, weightlifting, shooting, beach

volleyball, fencing, badminton, modern pentathlon, and the trampoline gymnastics World Cup.

The President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Ary S.

Graça, expressed his confidence that the Olympic stage will act as a catalyst for both indoor and beach

volleyball, further consolidating their position among the world's top sports.

and beach volleyball.

GETTY IMAGESIn beach volleyball, an increasingly popular amateur sport with huge growth potential, national

 The Paris 2024 Games will be the eighth edition that beach volleyball has been featured, having

#IMAGINE beach volleyball at the foot of #France’s most iconic building - @LaTourEiffel #ImagineParis2024

hosting all the beach volleyball events.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has unveiled the sports calendar for 2024, with a total of 85 events (approximately one every 4.5 days). Notably, 15 of these events will be major international championships.

Badminton Federation will host the Paddle Tournament named Ooredoo Qatar Major 2024, and the Qatar Volleyball

Association will stage the VW-Beach Pro Tour Elite16.Two major international events will take place

Association will organise the VW-Beach Pro Tour Elite16.Mid-year highlights include the FIBA 3x3 World

Furthermore, the Qatar Volleyball Association will organize the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in

number of local and community events such as: National Sports Day, Qatar Basketball Cup Final, Qatar Volleyball

Snoop Dogg is joining NBCUniversal's coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer. The global megastar will be on hand in Paris to provide regular reports for the primetime Olympic show on NBC and Peacock starting on 26 July 2024.

gymnastics), A'ja Wilson (basketball), Jagger Eaton (skateboarding), and duo Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes (beach

volleyball) about their past triumphs and future Olympic dreams.

The head of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee has vigorously defended the organisation and suitability of the French capital to host the XXXIII Olympic Games of the modern era.

believes that the benefits of the Games will outweigh the inconveniences, such as the chance to watch beach

volleyball at the iconic Eiffel Tower or breakdancing at the Place de la Concorde, an iconic Parisian

Registration is now open for next year's European University Games, which will take place in Debrecen and Miskolc from 12-24 July 2024. It will be the seventh edition of the event and the first to be held in Hungary (the 2026 edition will be held in Salerno, Italy).

and social activities.The sports open for registration include:Badminton, Basketball, 3x3 Basketball, Beach

Handball, Beach Volleyball, Chess, Futsal, Handball, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Tennis, Taekwondo, Table

Tennis, Volleyball, and Water Polo.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, visited the Saudi Games as part of an official visit to the Kingdom. He met with HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), and with the management team of the Saudi Olympic movement in general.

Bach attended various events of the 2023 Saudi Games, including the finals of beach volleyball and tennis

The New Caledonia delegation finished the 18th edition of the Pacific Games at the top of the medal table. With 197 medals, including 82 golds, they solidified their position as the best, followed by the next Games' host, Tahiti, who surpassed the giant Australia with 160 medals, including 57 golds.

Photos: Micah Alvince, Pacific Games News ServiceThe medals in Beach Volleyball were also insufficient