Russia's President Vladimir Putin has claimed the country remains open to staging international sports events, despite a multitude being moved already and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging International Federations (IFs) not to organise events there or in Belarus.

following on from the likes of the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in the same city and the International Volleyball

Federation Volleyball Men's World Championship.St Petersburg had been awarded the IIHF Men's World Championship

The line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournaments has been confirmed

I am excited to see such a broad and talented group of teams representing beach volleyball in Birmingham

this summer in their pursuit of Commonwealth gold," said Ary Graça, International Volleyball Federation

Beach volleyball is set to feature at the Commonwealth Games for the second time ©Getty ImagesAustralia

Congratulations to 24 outstanding teams who have qualified for the men’s and women’s beach volleyball

Beach volleyball competition is scheduled to take place at the Games from July 30 to August 7.

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has extended its partnership with the comic book series Turma da Mônica in the run-up to Paris 2024, aiming to bring the audience closer to Olympic sports through distinguished characters.

Brazilian athletes such as volleyball player Bruno Rezende, skateboarder Pamela Rosa and surfer Gabriel

This year’s Military World Cadet Games is set to remain in Russia as the International Military Sports Council appear to resist imposing sanctions against the country in spite of the Ukraine war.

the Games, which will see athletes compete in military pentathlon, athletics, orienteering, shooting, volleyball

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin claims the country’s sporting ties with China demonstrate the "principles of maximum depoliticisation" as the Asian nation joined Russia in a friendly handball competition.

players represented a team, called "Goldhand United", in the Handball Friendship Cup, held at the Dynamo Volleyball

Birmingham is mulling over the possibility of launching a bid to host the 2026 European Championships, a City Council official has confirmed.

be the second edition of the multi-sport event as the German city prepares to host athletics, beach volleyball

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has issued a letter to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) demanding the inclusion of archery, shooting and wrestling at the 2026 event in Australian state Victoria.

revealed at the end of this year.T20 cricket, swimming and diving, athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball

Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist high jumper Praveen Kumar kick started the "Meet the Champions" initiative in the state of Uttar Pradesh by visiting his childhood school.

athletes in Tokyo, won silver in the T64 high jump event.Apart from interactions, Kumar was seen playing volleyball

World ParaVolley has appointed Joep Van Iersel as team leader and Christian Battisti as general manager of the Beach Rules of the Game Commission.

Commission aims to further the development of the beach discipline of Para volleyball.Battisti refereed volleyball

and beach volleyball since the age of 16, and has served on the ParaVolley Europe Technical Commission.He

official Van Iersel featured as a member of the International Volleyball Federation's (FIVB) Rules of

events in The Netherlands since 2006, including the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.Joep

talked up the prospect of beach volleyball appearing at a future edition of the Paralympics."

Vancouver and Whistler have been announced as the host of the 2025 Invictus Games, with the event set to include adaptive winter sports for the first time.

and wheelchair curling set to feature for the first time.The core sports of indoor rowing, sitting volleyball

Birmingham 2022 chief executive Ian Reid believes organisers of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria can "learn a lot" from his team running proceedings in the English city this year.

for Victoria 2026 ©Getty ImagesT20 cricket, swimming and diving, athletics, badminton, boxing, beach volleyball

Support for athletes, this year's Commonwealth Games and the approval of a new member all featured at the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) General Assembly.

medal-free performance at Gold Coast 2018.Seventeen Rwandan athletes competed across athletics, beach volleyball

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Presidential hopeful Mark Stockwell has described Brisbane 2032 as a "national event", as he presented his vision in the build-up to the upcoming election.

Chiller and Catherine Fettell are aiming to be re-elected.Olympic skiing champion Alisa Camplin-Warner, Volleyball

Invictus Games founder Prince Harry said the world was with Ukraine at the Opening Ceremony of the event in The Hague today.

sports.Athletics, archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, weightlifting, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball

The Hague is all set to stage the fifth edition of the Invictus Games after the event suffered two postponements due to COVID-19.

athletics, archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, weightlifting, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball