Latest News and Feature Articles 6/28/2024 Paris 2024 beach volleyball teams split into pools for the first round  Having the iconic Eiffel Tower in the background, the 24 men�s and women�s teams that will take part in the beach volleyball tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympics found out who will be their first opponents in the event, which is set to begin in less than a month. The Drawing of Lots for the Paris Games was held at the 14,000-seat Olympic beach volleyball stadium at Champ-de-Mars Park... Read more from VolleyballWorld.com European beach volleyball teams know their opponents at Paris 2024  The 26 European beach volleyball teams that will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics from July 27 to August 10 are now aware of their opponents in the first round of the event after the Drawing of Lots was held in the French capital on Friday. Europe will have more representatives than all four other Continental Confederations combined at the Games... Read more from cev.eu 6/26/2024 Sengers & Boehle pick up second back-to-back silver with FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support  Mees Sengers & Dirk Boehle from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Netherlands claimed their second consecutive and third overall Futures silver on the Beach Pro Tour. After reaching the Sveti Vlas final in Bulgaria just two weeks earlier, the Dutch team did it again at the Messina Futures in Italy. Three teams from Germany celebrated on the podiums... Read more from fivb.com Geneva Futures top four claimed by FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries  The top four places in the final standings of last week�s Beach Pro Tour Geneva Futures in Switzerland were occupied by teams benefitting for FIVB Volleyball Empowerment coach support. 19-year-old Arthur Canet (pictured in the main photo; credits: cev.eu) and 20-year-old Teo Rotar swept all five of their matches to claim the team�s second gold and third medal on the Tour... Read more from fivb.com Teams with FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support triumph at Ios Futures  Eylon Elazar & River Day got together for just that one tournament and brought the gold home to FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Israel. The one-off pairing started their participation at the Beach Pro Tour Futures in Ios from the qualifiers and went all the way to the top of the podium undefeated, to claim the first gold on the Tour for either of its members. Read more from fivb.com Mark Paaluhui and the revival of the 2024 Hermosa Beach Open  HERMOSA BEACH, California � The return of professional beach volleyball in Hermosa Beach this year started with popcorn. Popcorn? Popcorn. In November of 2023, when it was becoming clear that the city of Hermosa and the AVP weren�t going to come to terms on hosting a professional event the following year, members of the Hermosa Beach government reached out to Mark Paaluhi... Read more from VolleyballMag.com 6/25/2024 European season continues at full pace this week in Baden  One of the most traditional host countries for international beach volleyball in Europe, Austria is set to welcome another tournament this week, as the city of Baden will host a Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event from Wednesday to Sunday. Part of the sport�s international calendar since 2018, the Austrian city will host the 13th Futures event of the season in Europe... Read more from cev.eu 6/24/2024 German duos snatch both gold medals at Messina Futures  Just a day after two German pairs medalled at the Ios Futures in Greece, another three teams from the central European country celebrated on the podium at the Messina Futures in Italy, claiming both gold medals and a silver. Anna-Lena Grune & Chenoa Christ defeated Margareta Kozuch & Sarah Schneider in the women�s final, while Robin Sowa & Maximilian Just beat Netherlands�... Read more from VolleyballWorld.com French talents Canet & Rotar win Geneva Futures without dropping a set  19-year-old Arthur Canet and 20-year-old Teo Rotar swept all five of their matches at the Geneva Futures in Switzerland to claim the team�s second gold and third medal on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, after picking up silver and gold at the Montpelier Futures at home in France in 2022 and 2023. Two Swiss pairs, Quentin Metral & Jonathan Jordan and Yves Haussener & Julian Friedli... Read more from VolleyballWorld.com 6/23/2024 Schachter and Dearing of Canada Win NORCECA Olympic Ticket  TLAXCALA, Mexico, June 23, 2024. - Samuel Schachter and Daniel Dearing of Canada confirmed their talent by winning the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Qualifying Tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal. Schachter/Dearing triumphed with a decisive 21-13, 21-13 victory over the host team of Juan Virgen and Ricardo Galindo. Read more from norceca.net Bansley and Bukovec of Canada Win the Ticket to Paris  TLAXCALA, Mexico, June 23, 2024.- Canadians Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec took a moment to savor their victory and realize they had the ticket to Paris in their hands. They ended up hugging on the sand, with tears blending with the rain. It was a hug that symbolized sacrifice and hard work, tears of joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment. Read more from norceca.net Last Olympic beach volleyball spots filled at continental qualifiers  France, Chile, Canada, Australia and Morocco qualify among the men; Czechia, Paraguay, Canada, Japan and Egypt in on the women�s side. The final five spots in each gender at the beach volleyball tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympics were filled during the last two weeks, with the conclusion of the Continental Qualifiers. Read more from VolleyballWorld.com Germans lead successful European week with three golds  European teams were dominant in their home sand this week on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, taking home 14 of the 15 medals in play in the Futures tournaments held in Ios, Greece, Messina, Italy, and Geneva, Switzerland, in what was an extremely successful four-day period for duos of the continent. Tandems from beach volleyball powerhouse Germany were particularly important... Read more from cev.eu View the News Archive... |