The FIVB maintains a zero-tolerance policy on all forms of discriminatory behaviour Following an investigation, the FIVB can confirm that Qatari beach volleyball player Cherif Younousse was subjected to racially abusive language by a hotel staff member in Cancun, Mexico. The FIVB strongly condemns this wholly unacceptable behaviour and maintains a zero-tolerance policy against all...

A number of 1 and 2-star tournaments in Europe are announced The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has confirmed the addition of four events, 1 and 2-star, to the FIVB World Tour 2021 calendar to provide further opportunities for athletes to compete on an international stage. The international beach volleyball will return to Montpellier, France with...

Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are the clear-cut world No. 1, but Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Samba are not far behind In many respects, what we have been witnessing in Cancun these past three weeks, with one more up ahead, is a display of What You Were Doing During COVID. What skills did you...

Norway end perfect Cancun trip with another gold Qatar’s Cherif Younousse Samba and Ahmed Tijan picked up their second silver medal in Cancun after going down to old foes Norwegians Anders Mol/Christian Sorum in the second 4-star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour at the Playa Defines on Monday. The Beach Volley Vikings, who had also...

Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum and Qatar’s Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan will meet in Cancun with FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold medals on the line for the second time in six days on Monday after the teams won a pair of matches at the Playa Delfines on Sunday. The winners of the...

Safety and wellbeing of participants remains the top priority The FIVB can confirm that three volunteers at the Cancun Hub in Mexico have tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test results were identified as part of regular and mandatory testing in place at the event for all participants. The three volunteers were immediately required to...

The main draw gets underway on Friday, with four pairings from Asia strutting their stuff Watch all the action at the three consecutive Cancun Hub events live on the Beach Volleyball World Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQUWveEpeO1KTkwbDn6jNA Friday features main draw matches at the second of three 4-star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events in Mexico. Asian...

Qatar’s Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan clinched silver medal after going down to Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sorum 0-2 in the final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour at the Cancun Hub in Mexico on Tuesday. With the exceptional win in the first 4-star tournament, the Norwegians entered the FIVB Beach Volleyball World...

Qataris and Norwegians to play for the gold medal in Mexico Back on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour for the first time since September 2019, Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are set to meet Qataris Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan in the gold medal match of the first 4-star event in the Cancun...

Credit: volleyballnz.org.nz, Volleyball New Zealand Bangkok, Thailand, April 19, 2021 – After a whirlwind trip home, one of New Zealand’s leading volleyball exports now has his sights on the Tokyo Olympics. Jason Lochhead’s coaching career continues to go from strength to strength in the United States, and despite the continued COVID-19 pandemic the Kiwi still...

Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2021 – The second week of the Iranian Beach Volleyball Super League, which started on April 7 with 12 teams strutting their stuff, came to a close and due to the major impact from COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be postponed by one week to resume the third week in another...