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Commonwealth Games England unveil team for Bahamas 2017

  • Bahamas 2017

A squad of 72 athletes, aged between 14 and 18, have been selected to represent England at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas.

, the squad chosen by Commonwealth Games England will compete in athletics, swimming, rugby sevens, beach

volleyball, judo, boxing and tennis.Notable inclusions are two-time national junior boxing champion

Ivan Price, 2016 European Youth Championships long jump gold medallist Holly Mills and beach volleyball




IOC Coordination Commission happy with proposed site for Tokyo 2020 urban cluster

  • Tokyo 2020

A site proposed by Tokyo 2020 for urban sports action at the Olympic Games has been given the approval of Coordination Commission chairman John Coates, the Australian suggesting the possibility of the public attempting the activities after competition.

be approved by the IOC.The venue is located on the large artificial island of Odaiba close to where beach

volleyball, marathon swimming and triathlon competitions are due to take place."


Rudol gets birthday treat with FIVB Beach World Tour qualification success

  • Volleyball

birthday to remember after the Pole made it through two qualification matches at the International Volleyball

Federation Beach (FIVB) World Tour event in Poreč today with Jakub Szalankiewicz.

Armin Dollinger and Jonathan Erdmann.Niina Ahtiainen and Ida Sinisalo of Finland won their first FIVB Beach

13 victory over Canada’s Julie Gordon and Camille Saxton, a success which is their first on the FIVB Beach


Inter Milan footballer to make beach volleyball debut at FIVB World Tour event

  • Volleyball

Croatian footballer Ivan Perišić is set to make his beach volleyball debut on home sand at the International

Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in Poreč this week.

 "I have been given permission to play in a beach volleyball tournament of the highest importance

from the organisers will be donated to the National Federation to benefit the development of Croatian beach

volleyball players."


FIVB President looks to the future of volleyball with Nucleus Project

  • Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça has announced a number of changes that

The "Nucleus Project" is the new strategy for raising the professional standard of volleyball and aims

other countries around the world, it is hoped.Attending the General Assembly of the German National Volleyball

The FIVB considers Germany a strong member of the volleyball family," said Graça."

Commission.He also praised the success of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst, winner of the women’s Olympic beach

volleyball gold medal at Rio 2016.Ludwig and Walkenhorst's gold medal followed the success of Brink


Island Games begin with Opening Ceremony

  • Non-Olympic Sports

A medieval themed Opening Ceremony officially began the 17th edition of the Island Games in Gotland today.

high profile athletes to have competed at past editions of the Games.Athletics, badminton, basketball, beach

volleyball, football, shooting, table tennis, tennis, triathlon and volleyball will be contested on


Russian duo strike gold at FIVB Beach World Tour event in The Hague

  • Volleyball

Russia's Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Nikita Liamin claimed the men's title at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in The Hague after beating Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo

Hague with a 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 win over Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan.The FIVB Beach



Olympic Channel to launch dedicated Team USA service

  • News

A new Olympic television channel dedicated to the United States is to launch next month.

Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London will be broadcast in August along with the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Championships in Vienna.Additional programming will be announced in the


Top seeds on course for home Dutch success at FIVB Beach World Tour

  • Volleyball

today to secure top spot in Pool A and a bye through the first elimination round at the International Volleyball

Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour in The Hague.

However, we really like beach volleyball and wouldn't mind to playing an extra match as we like to play



South Africa name 24 member team for Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Bahamas 2017

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have named their team for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau.

Antoinette Van der Merwe.Lukholo Jooste and Aviwe Mamfanya will hope to make an impact as South Africa’s beach

volleyball pairing at the Games, while Amorie Gonsalves and Sinovuyo Mtintelwa will represent the nation