Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner reached the quarter-finals the hard way at the International Volleyball

Germans beat Swiss pairing Nina Betschart and Tanja Huberli, semi-finalists at the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball

Fidel Ylli has been elected as the new President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH) following a comprehensive victory at the General Electoral Assembly.

Martin Biba collected four votes with one paper deemed invalid.Erlind Pëllumbi, head of the Albanian Volleyball

teamed up for the first time in more than 18 months to win their opening match at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Mexican city Cancun.

Brazil's legendary volleyball coach Bernardinho is set to take over the French men's team, with an eye

We are very happy that Bernardinho accepted our proposal," said French Volleyball Federation President

France have had a best result of eighth in volleyball at the Olympic Games, back in 1984.The country

qualified for Tokyo 2020.Laurent Tillie is set to leave his role as head coach of the French men's volleyball

At Paris 2024, France's men's volleyball team will compete for a sixth time at an Olympics.

Cottafava pulled off a shock victory to book their place in the main draw of the first International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Cancun.

The world's elite players have gathered at Mexican resort Cancun for three consecutive Beach Volleyball

Scheduled to take place from April 16 to 20, April 22 to 26 and April 28 to May 2, the three International Volleyball

pic.twitter.com/4us6fyZIiT— FIVB World Tour Cancun Hub 2021 (@MexBeachVolley) April 14, 2021The 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball

Vanuatu - June 2022Vanuatu 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,"

Tuvalu - May 2022Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport.

Tuvalu will be sending a men's beach volleyball team to Birmingham, and will also be represented in athletics

 "We don't have a lot of athletes here so one can play football and play volleyball and play rugby

Solomon Islands - July 2022Solomon Islands made history at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will compete at Birmingham 2022 with one eye on their own hosting duties.

ImagesAs well as weightlifting, Solomon Islands will also be competing in aquatics, athletics, beach volleyball

Sri Lanka - July 2022To say that Sri Lanka's preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been rocky is something of an understatement. 

Sri Lanka is due to compete in 3x3 basketball, aquatics, athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing

Maldives - February 2022Maldives are perhaps looking forward to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a little more than most.

are hoping to select 17 athletes for Birmingham 2022, in sports including athletics, swimming, beach volleyball

Malaysia - January 2022Malaysia's Chef de Mission for Birmingham 2022 is a rugby man, and clearly remembers his country going up against the might of New Zealand at their home Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games.

badminton, cycling, gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, squash, triathlon, table tennis, weightlifting, beach volleyball

The Gambia - June 2022The 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

Seychelles - October 2021As a nation of 115 islands which are scattered about the Indian Ocean, it is perhaps unsurprising that Seychelles has one of the best swimmers in Africa.

the Commonwealth Games, while they are hoping to qualify in the new sport of 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball

Rwanda - June 2022Sport can be used as a way to mend broken bridges and in Rwanda they certainly hope that is true.

 Mugisha will lead a team of 17 athletes to Birmingham 2022, in athletics, beach volleyball, cycling

than in any other African nation".It wants to be among the "top three African countries in basketball, volleyball