called for International Federations to play a greater role in preparations for the inaugural World Beach

in San Diego at the ANOC World Beach Games ©Getty ImagesThe World Beach Games are set to open on October

 The Beach Games was originally launched as a joint project between ANOC and SportAccord - the former

park terrain skateboarding event is also set to feature, along with beach soccer, open water swimming

, aquathlon, beach tennis and a 4x4 beach volleyball competition.The programme will be completed by bouldering

, wakeboarding, a waterski jump event, kiteboarding and beach wrestling.The event was initially due to

A total of 44 tournaments are due to take place on the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach

here.It is supposedly "increasing opportunities for fans around the world to experience first class beach

volleyball".Three confirmed top-tier five-star events have been unveiled.These will take place in Fort

We want beach volleyball to be a profitable business for both National Federations and organisers to

The calendar for the new beach volleybal season was announced following an FIVB World Tour Council meeting

NBC scooped three awards at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Golden Rings Awards celebrating broadcast coverage of Rio 2016. 

accolade for a feature entitled: Rio 2016 The Olympic Games - The Greatest Show On Earth.Beach volleyball

CATEGORY 1 – The Best Olympic Sports ProductionGOLD - Beach Volleyball - Producer: Geoff Johnson.

Editor: Billy MoensBeach volleyball was named as the sport with the best production at Rio 2016 ©Getty

aquathlon race is due to be held at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach

by a 1km swim and then another 2.5km run.Aquathlon and all other sports will take place on Mission Beach

making a surprise appearance and duly winning gold in his first ever aquathlon race.The ANOC World Beach

park terrain skateboarding event is also set to feature, along with beach soccer, open water swimming

, beach tennis and a 4x4 beach volleyball competition.The programme will be completed by bouldering,

wakeboarding, a waterski jump event, kiteboarding and beach wrestling.The event was initially due to

There are several good reasons people head to the beach every summer.

Then, there are the prime locations for a spot of beach kata.

Beach kata.Those two words raised a couple of eyebrows during the presentation of the San Diego 2019

World Beach Games during last week’s Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly.Having

Beach soccer and beach volleyball were bankers for the multi-sport event, along with surfing.Others were

tennis and volleyball absolutely fit into this idea, along with wakeboarding, waterskiing and kiteboarding

In fact, if you search for beach kata online, you are inundated with results for a beach in Phuket, rather

Germany's uniform for the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been unveiled at a special ceremony in Düsseldorf today.

medal hopes at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, received a symbolic baton from Rio 2016 Olympic beach

volleyball champions Lara Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst during the ceremony."

Committees (ANOC) officials have confirmed the 17 disciplines which will feature at the inaugural World Beach

handball and a karate beach kata event would take place, along with the surfing disciplines stand-up

paddle and shortboard.A park terrain skateboarding event is also set to feature, along with beach soccer

, open water swimming, beach tennis, duathlon and a 4x4 beach volleyball competition.The programme will

be completed by bouldering, wakeboarding, a waterski jump event, kiteboarding and beach wrestling.It

in the American city.One will host all rounds of beach soccer and beach volleyball, with the second

The Polish University Sports Association (AZS) has honoured the individuals and organisations who contributed most to the development of university sport over the past year at its Annual Gala in the city of Opole.

2017 European Universities Championships (EUC) was the University of Warsaw, which dominated that in beach

volleyball.The University of Rzeszów, organisers and winners of the EUC in volleyball, and the University

and Sandra Ittlinger today to claim the women’s title in front of a home crowd at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour Aalsmeer Open.

The top seeds registered a 21-18, 21-18 win at the Beach Indoor Center to complete an unbeaten campaign.Victory

Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami today to book their place in the women’s final at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour Aalsmeer Open.

The Dutch pair claimed a 21-15, 21-18 win at the Beach Indoor Center to give themselves a shot at winning

right, were one of three Dutch pairings to suffer elimination from the men's competition at the FIVB Beach

European University Sports Association (EUSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Volleyball

Pečovnik also attended the signing ceremony and the meeting.The CEV and EUSA will work together to promote volleyball

, beach volleyball and snow volleyball projects and activities among university students.A continuous

levels.The EUSA will use their competitions as a platform to promote the concept of pursuing a career in volleyball

the EUSA-governed European Universities Championships in 2001 and was held in Užice and Vrbas.EUSA volleyball

, beach volleyball and snow volleyball.The EUSA is the governing body for university sport and has members

pairings from hosts The Netherlands to reach the second round of the men’s draw at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour Aalsmeer Open today.

compatriots Thijs Nijeboer and Pim Heurman 19-21, 21-9, 18-16 in their opening-round encounter at the Beach

When I first read that pole dancing was preparing a bid for inclusion in the Olympic Games my first instinct was to check the calendar to see whether it was April 1.

but practitioners of a sporting art form that has genuine athletic and technical content.Just like beach

volleyball, eh chaps?

But to catch the eye of the judges - and the TV cameras - you can be sure it will.Just like beach volleyball

volleyball came into view.However, a "sport" can only become eligible for Olympic consideration

volleyball and dressage.

and Amaranta Fernandez Navarro have safely made it through to the second round of the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour Aalsmeer Open in The Netherlands.

pushed through the qualification round to complete the 16-team women's main draw at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach World Tour Aalsmeer Open in The Netherlands.