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International FIVB / Volleyball World

24.08.2026

Volleyball Empowerment teams shine at CAVB Africa Beach Volleyball Championships

Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme won three of the six medals at the 2026 CAVB Africa Beach Volleyball Continental Senior Championships held in Alexandria, Egypt from 17 to 23 August…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

22.08.2026

Nigeria and Morocco qualify for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028

Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions. By winning the tournament, Morocco and Nigeria have also…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

21.08.2026

World Volleyball Day Grand Prize winner Hui Wen Eng lives volleyball dream at VNL Finals

Hui Wen Eng’s World Volleyball Day celebration turned into the trip of a lifetime after she was selected as the Grand Prize winner, earning an all-inclusive seven-day experience at the VNL 2026 Finals and the chance to…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

21.08.2026

Belgium, Bulgaria crown beach champions; Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Turkiye hold tour stops

BELGIUM The Nieuwpoort Masters Finals of the Belgian Beach Tour determined the national champions of Belgium last weekend. The women’s crown went to second-seeded Britt Ruysschaert & Jade Van Deun. In the final, they…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

17.08.2026

Filipino duos snatch Busan Futures gold and silver with Empowerment

Two duos from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Philippines (pictured in the main photo; source: Sisi Rondina) wrote a golden page for their country’s beach volleyball by reaching Sunday’s final of the women’s Busan…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

17.08.2026

Empowered Senegal claim silver at CAVB Beach Volleyball Youth Development Cup

Volleyball Empowerment supported duo of Fatou Thiam & Nafi Segnane of Senegal claimed silver medal at the CAVB Beach Volleyball Youth Development Cup held in Saly, Senegal from 10 to 13 August. Organised through a…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

17.08.2026

Volleyball Empowerment teams complete podium sweep at CEV EuroBeachVolley

Teams supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Programme swept both the men’s and women’s podiums at the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley held in Stare Jabłonki, Poland from 12 to 16 August. Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

17.08.2026

Duos from Lebanon and Qatar fully occupy WAVA Tour podiums in Batroun with Empowerment

Photo source: @volley_lebanon Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Lebanon and Qatar earned medals at a zonal beach volleyball tournament last week. WAVA Beach Volleyball Tour in Batroun…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

16.08.2026

Netherlands and Sweden qualify for LA28!

Sweden’s Hölting Nilsson Jacob & Andersson Elmer and Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon of The Netherlands are the 2026 CEV EuroBeachVolley champions. By winning the tournament, Sweden and The Netherlands have also secured a…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

12.08.2026

Volleyball Empowerment teams eye men’s title in CEV Beach Volleyball Championship

The 2026 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship (EuroBeachVolley) will take place in Stare Jabłonki, Poland from 12 to 16 August. It will be the first time Poland will be hosting the senior European Championship. 25…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

12.08.2026

26 Volleyball Empowerment women duos chase LA28 ticket at CEV Beach Volleyball Championship

The 2026 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship (EuroBeachVolley) will take place in Stare Jabłonki, Poland from 12 to 16 August with 26 out of the 32 participating women teams being supported by the FIVB Volleyball…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

12.08.2026

Greek, Lebanese, Moldovan and Saudi duos win zonal medals with Empowerment

Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Greece, Lebanon, Moldova and Saudi Arabia earned medals at zonal beach volleyball tournaments last week. WAVA Beach Volleyball Tour in Amman, Jordan…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

11.08.2026

LA28 slots at stake as Beach Volleyball Continental Championships begin

As many as five slots for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 will be up for grabs when the continental beach volleyball championships serve off this month across various venues in the five confederations. The…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

10.08.2026

Empowerment beneficiaries from Colombia and Venezuela medal at South American Tour opener

Colombia’s Yeferson De La Hoz & Juan Carlos Noriega and Venezuela’s Darlin Rodriguez & Valeria Moreno, both benefitting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support for their federations, earned their spots on the podiums…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

10.08.2026

Ehlers & Wust and Brunner & Huberli conquer Hamburg Elite gold with Empowerment

FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries swept the entire men’s podium and claimed the women’s gold and silver medals at the Hamburg Elite on the Beach Pro Tour. Germany’s Nils Ehlers & Lui Wust and Switzerland’s Nina…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

10.08.2026

Four medals for China at Pingtan Futures

Home teams from China dominated at the Pingtan Futures on the Beach Pro Tour, collecting as many as four of the six podium spots available. Jiang Kaiyue & Zhou Mingli and Yu Tong & Aheidan Mushajiang took gold and…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

09.08.2026

Inaugural AVC Gala Awards handed out at glamourous ceremony in Bangkok

The first edition of the AVC Gala is now in history. On Saturday evening, the first AVC Gala Awards were presented at a glamorous ceremony held in Bangkok, while Thailand’s capital hosts the 26th Asian Volleyball…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

05.08.2026

Duos from Empowerment federations medal away at zonal and regional events

Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Andorra, Czechia, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Switzerland and Uzbekistan earned medals…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

05.08.2026

Brazil’s beach volleyball team welcomed to France’s newest International Centre of Excellence

The road to the Beach Pro Tour stop in Gstaad began in Toulouse for the Brazil’s Men’s Beach Volleyball National Team. From 21-28 June, the squad trained at CREPS Toulouse, home to the Centre National de Beach-Volley de…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

04.08.2026

Empowerment-funded teams sweep entire men’s podium and women’s gold at Rio Elite

FIVB Volleyball Empowerment beneficiaries swept the entire men’s podium and claimed the women’s gold at the Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Beach Pro Tour. Latvia’s Martins Plavins & Kristians Fokerots and Netherlands’…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

04.08.2026

Italy Cup winners crowned! Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine hold tour stops

BELGIUM Nina Coolman & Helene Rousseaux won the women’s gold at last week’s Chaumont stop on the Belgian Beach Tour. In the final, they put together a 2-0 (21-11, 21-18) upset of second-seeded Stefanie Van Den Broeck &…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

30.07.2026

Greece crowns national champions; Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine hold tour stops

BELGIUM A men’s Belgian Beach Tour event took place in Hoevenen last week. Top-seeded Tom van Walle & Arne Darras triumphed as tournament winners. In the final, they achieved a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) win over second-seeded…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

30.07.2026

Duos from Empowerment-funded Czechia and Austria among MEVZA U18 and U20 medalists

Photo source: Cyprus Volleyball Federation Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Czechia picked up half of the medals at last week’s MEVZA U20 and U18 Beach Volleyball Championships in…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

24.07.2026

Beach volleyball marks 30 years as an Olympic sport

Thirty years ago, beach volleyball officially joined the Olympic programme, bringing a new energy to the Olympic Games that has only grown stronger with each edition. The discipline made its Olympic debut at Atlanta…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

23.07.2026

Empowerment teams from Morocco, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Faroes earn medals at regional championships

Main photo source: EEVZA – Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Morocco, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Faroe Islands made the podiums at…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

23.07.2026

National champs emerge in France, tour stops held in Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkiye, Ukraine

BELGIUM The women’s final at last week’s Leuven stop on the Belgian Beach Tour offered a three-set battle, with the third-seeded Russian-Belgian pairing of Olga Troshina & Xien Van Snick celebrating a 2-1 (21-19, 13-21…

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International FIVB / Volleyball World

22.07.2026

Empowerment-supported Latvia and Ukraine triumph as first-time CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup winners

The men’s national team of Latvia and the women’s national team of Ukraine, both benefiting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support, triumphed as first-time winners of the 2026 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup, whose…

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