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Vanuatu

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Vanuatu 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 volleyball

National Olympic Committee (VASANOC), so the Gold Coast medallists were particularly special.Beach volleyball

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

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,"


Angiolini's Mediterranean Games record among more Italian successes at Oran 2022

  • Mediterranean Games

Italy enjoyed another memorable day at the Mediterranean Games in Oran, with Lisa Angiolini's record for the multi-sport event in the women's 50 metres breaststroke among a plethora of successes.

Egypt's Mohamed El-Sayed in the men's épée gold medal bout.Italy enjoyed further success in the women's volleyball



The Gambia

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

The Gambia has only won a solitary bronze medal in its Commonwealth Games history but will travel to Birmingham 2022 with Africa's fastest woman.

seven in track and field.The country has also selected two judoka, two swimmers, two boxers, a beach volleyball

duo and a powerlifter.Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra, the beach volleyball team, will travel in good

Our beach volleyball team are African champions during the qualification for Birmingham 2022," said Jammeh



Ide re-elected Niger NOC President

  • ANOCA

African Taekwondo Union President Issaka Ide has been returned as head of the National Olympic and Sports Committee of Niger (COSNI).

2014 and this will be his third term as President.Issouf Zoudi Badr, who is President of the Nigerien Volleyball


Bello brothers to open England beach volleyball campaign at Birmingham 2022 against Tuvalu

  • Birmingham 2022

brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello have been drawn against Tuvalu in their opener at the men's beach volleyball

their title defence on July 30 with an opening fixture against the Maldives ©Birmingham 2022"Beach volleyball

fans both old and new to have an opportunity to experience the electrifying atmosphere of live beach volleyball

Tickets for the beach volleyball events start from £8 ($9/€9) for under 16s and £15 ($18/€17) for adults

31 before meeting Solomon Islands for their opening fixture ©Birmingham 2022"We know that some beach volleyball

We are also expecting spectators who have never seen beach volleyball to flock to Smithfield, as the


A look back at 41 years of The World Games

  • The Big Read

When the last World Games opened in the Polish city of Wrocław five years ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was present to make the official declaration.

to team gold.Future Olympian Mieke Suys of Belgium won the women’s title.Another new sport was beach volleyball

Despite the cold and the wind, the beach volleyball competitions were of an excellent standard," the


Ten foreign nations confirm attendance at Children of Asia Games in Russia

  • Multi-Sport Games

Ten nations, not including hosts Russia, have confirmed their participation in the seventh Children of Asia Games scheduled to take place in Vladivostok from July 27 to August 8 despite the invasion of Ukraine.

in Vladivostok.The Games' sporting programme includes badminton, basketball, boxing, kurash, beach volleyball


FIVB, AVC and Volleyball World sign "landmark" development deal

  • Volleyball

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and Volleyball World have signed a nine-year deal with

the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) which it is claimed will enhance the sport's commercial potential

"We are delighted to announce this landmark, three-party partnership between the FIVB, Volleyball World

said as the deal was signed at Smart Araneta Coliseum in metropolitan Manila, an arena which hosts the Volleyball

Volleyball has a longstanding and successful history in Asia but now, under the leadership of AVC President

Over half of the world’s volleyball fans are in Asia, and we are excited to have an opportunity to further

enhance the sport in such a key region," Volleyball World chief executive Finn Taylor said."


Olympic champion Jacobs to test his 100m world challenge at Stockholm Diamond League

  • Athletics

Can Marcell Jacobs, Italy's surprise Olympic 100 metres winner, beat the in-form American sprinters on their home track in Eugene next month to earn a second global gold after an outdoor season undermined by injury?

Duplantis chose to compete for the country where his mother Helena, a former international heptathlete and volleyball


Volleyball England launches "key" Commonwealth Games legacy project partnership with Aston Villa Foundation

  • Birmingham 2022

The Volleyball England Foundation and Aston Villa Foundation have partnered as part of a Commonwealth

central point of the partnership will be the delivery of Volley2s, an adapted two versus two version of volleyball

, designed for children aged seven to 11.Earlier this month, volleyball coach Nick Shaffery delivered

Thank you to everyone at Aston Villa for their support and for helping us to introduce volleyball to

the young people of Birmingham," said Simone Turner, chair of the Volleyball England Foundation."

develop volleyball fundamentals for new players by gradually introducing them to a full version of the



Paris 2024 holds demonstrations of sports two years before Olympic Games

  • Paris 2024

The Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games held its Olympic Day celebrations today with demonstration events in more than 30 sports here at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

national wheelchair basketball team member Sofyane Mehiaoui, the 2010 world silver medallist.Sitting volleyball