Olympics
Here you can read the latest news from the Olympics.
Tokyo 2021 – How the Olympics look like in the post-pandemic world
In March, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed to July 2021. It was the first peacetime postponement of the Olympic Games in history. Recently, Japanese officials and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made clear that there will be no further postponement....
Tokyo 2020 postponed – Now is the time to make travel plans!
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed to 2021. Yesterday, the new dates for next summer were announced. The games will take place pretty much one year later than scheduled, from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Beginning of the year we told you how difficult and...
FIVB World Tour seized by coronavirus
The coronavirus has seized the FIVB World Tour and heavily affects the Olympic qualification process. Today, the FIVB cancelled the Siming 4-star event in Xiamen (China) due to the coronavirus situation in mainland China. The FIVB in their official statement: “The...
Why is women’s beach volleyball clothing sexy and men’s not?
Beach volleyball is the sport with highest TV viewing figures when it comes to the Olympics. Some people attribute this fact to the party atmosphere and a certain sex appeal of beach volleyball, especially when it comes to the women’s competition. A question that...
Travelling to Toyko for the Olympics – what to expect
It is the beginning of the year and usually the time to make plans. As a beach volleyball enthusiast like us, perhaps you have also been considering travelling to Tokyo this summer to breathe some Olympic air and follow the Olympic beach volleyball tournament in...
New decade, new game ball: Wilson AVP Optx beach volleyball
It has just been officially launched and we were lucky enough to already get a hold of the new AVP Optx game ball by Wilson. Being introduced for the pro players at last September’s AVP Hawaii event, the new model has already been widely discussed by professional and...
Beach Volleyball World Championships in Qatar?
Did you follow last week’s World Athletics Championships in Doha (Qatar)? The world’s best track and field athletes came to the rich Arab oil country to compete in the world championships. Besides some amazing performances by the athletes, the spectators saw a bizarre...
Latvia, Italy and Spain claim spots in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The final phase of the FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Haiyang (China) turned out to be an all-European affair. With the US not sending any teams, Brazil not sending their strongest teams and Canadian teams being eliminated early, all eight teams in the...
There are many commentators…but there is only one Dain Blanton
It is the 2018 Fort Lauderdale Major. Men’s quarterfinals. Dalhausser/ Lucena against Brouwer/ Meeuwsen. The FIVB (co-)commentator is summarizing an exciting match that ended with a win for the Americans: “Phil turned to the top spin serve, this was the defining...
Season highlight preview: World Championships Hamburg 2019
It is only about two months to go before the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg will start. The FIVB World Championships are the highlight of the 2019 season and an important milestone on the way to Tokyo 2020. The Hamburg World Championships will be the...
Game over for Ludwig/Walkenhorst
Kira Walkenhorst (28) is going to end her beach volleyball career for health reasons. With her partner Laura Ludwig (32) she had dominated women's beach volleyball in recent years. After winning the Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016, they did also win the World...
87 World Tour Events – The 2019 FIVB calendar is a monster
Last season, the FIVB had already doubled the number of World Tour events compared to the previous season. But the 2018/2019 calendar that has been announced this week is even bigger. 87 events (both genders) at 52 different stops is huge. And there are even more...
