Olympic champion Laura Ludwig lost her first match back after a two-year break at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Xiamen.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is set to refer the human rights abuse allegations surrounding

the President of the Cambodian Volleyball Federation, Neth Savoeun, to the organisation's ethics panel

Whilst national volleyball federations are autonomous in the election and appointment of their executives

“The Cambodian Volleyball Federation has hosted three tournaments this year in Phnom Penh as part of

the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Christopher McHugh and Zachery Schubert qualified for their first four-star event at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour in Xiamen.

Brazil's Alison Cerutti and team-mate Álvaro Morais Filho reached the main draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball

Australian beach volleyball legend Kerri Pottharst has been unveiled as the special guest for this year's

attend the event in Port Moresby on May 25.The 53-year-old will also meet Papua New Guinea's elite volleyball

was looking forward to attending the event.Kerri Pottharst and Natalie Cook won the women's Olympic beach

volleyball title at Sydney 2000 ©Getty Images"This will be my first visit to Papua New Guinea and I’

Kerri Pottharst is a sports icon, not just for volleyball but sports in general and the SP Sports Awards

medallist Laura Ludwig will make her return after nearly two years away from the sport at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour event in China this week.

Walkenhorst, took time off to have a family in 2017.The German star has partnered with former Germany volleyball

Lima 2019 has released its competition schedule and venue map with this year’s Pan American and Parapan American Games set to feature an unprecedented 23 Olympic Games qualifiers and 14 Paralympic Games qualifiers for Tokyo 2020.

women’s handball at Videna National Sports Complex.Four more sports will begin competition on July 25 – beach

volleyball at Costa Verde of San Miguel, squash at Videna National Sports Complex, bowling at Videna

Melanesia Media Group has been appointed host broadcaster for the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games.

which will be distributed across the Pacific Islands.Australia and New Zealand, who will compete in beach

volleyball, judo, rugby sevens, sailing, taekwondo and weightlifting, will also receive coverage."

year absence from international competition after being named in the Australian team at the inaugural Beach

Volleyball Australia confirmed Kaiser would play and coach at the event having opted to come out of retirement.Kaiser

featured at six international indoor Para volleyball competitions from 1999 and 2007.He is set to compete

alongside Brad Barclay and Nick Coburn in the Australian standing volleyball event.Kaiser is hoping

so the next generation of young volleyballers with a disability have something to aim for.”Sitting volleyball

three players on the court at the same time.The competition will take place at Pintang in China.The Beach

Eight countries have entered teams to compete at the ParaVolley Asia Oceania (PVAO) Zone Championships taking place in Bangkok in June.

 PVAO are hosting the first event of the inaugural Standing Beach World Series on Pingtan Island

is taking place from June 7 to 11.PVAO are in the midst of preparations for the inaugural Standing Beach

As World ParaVolley have initiated a Standing Beach World Series, it is with great pleasure and pride

The Olympic Channel will present live online coverage of the 2019 African Beach Games, which are due

to take place on Santa Maria Beach on the island of Sal in Cape Verde.

nation.Around 1,000 athletes from 54 countries will compete in 11 sports – athletics, 3x3 basketball, beach

handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach volleyball, sea rowing, freestyle football, karate kata,

The African Beach Games are a great way to provide additional exposure to these growing sports and introduce

Filomena Fortes, President of the Organising Committee of the Games, added: "The inaugural African Beach

The German House during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be set up in the central Tokyo Bay Zone, commanding a breathtaking view of the famous Rainbow Bridge.

numerous competition venues – within a radius of less than three kilometres – including the stadiums for beach

volleyball, tennis, wheelchair tennis, sport climbing, gymnastics and swimming.It is about six kilometres

The Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association (TTCGA) has promised an "innovative, exciting and inspirational digital strategy" if the country is awarded the hosting rights to the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Questions asked by the CGF evaluation team concerned the sports programme which will include aquatics, beach

volleyball, boxing, cycling, netball, tennis and track and field should the Games be awarded to Trinidad

More than 300 participants and officials at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Zone V Youth Games in Rwanda joined mourners in Huye District to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide against Tutsi inhabitants by members of the Hutu majority.

attracted around 350 athletes from 12 countries  vying for medals in five different disciplines; beach

volleyball, taekwondo, 3×3 basketball, athletics and cycling.The host nation finishing fourth behind

Maddison McKibbin, alongside team-mate Troy Field, made a triumphant first appearance in an International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Snow Volleyball World Tour event as they beat Russia 2-1 in the men’s final today

first World Tour title 9-15, 15-13, 22-20.The gold medallists had gained their first experience of snow volleyball

“We were a little nervous coming into it, because playing on the beach is already more difficult than

https://t.co/jVz7ZryCnn #SnowVB @usavolleyball pic.twitter.com/1VdzjoXgdE— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball

I can’t stress enough how fun it’s been.”Maddison added: “It’s unique to be part of a new sport of volleyball

, a new chapter of volleyball.”Bronze in the men’s event went to Poland, who were represented in Italy

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has appointed Martin Toomey as its Chef de Mission for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

volleyball, football, sailing, taekwondo and weightlifting.Hill previously helped to provide athlete

Buenos Aires last year.Barbara Kendall, left, will lead New Zealand's delegation at the ANOC World Beach

Games ©Getty ImagesThe first edition of the World Beach Games is scheduled to take place at the Mission

Beach venue between October 10 and 14.

“We’re expecting a small team for the Beach Games but we’ll be giving it our all and making New Zealand