Keizer/Meppelink Win #EuroBeachVolley Gold in Front of Home Crowd
Sanne Keizer/Madelein Meppelink pleased the home crowd at the Hague with a pair of victories on Saturday to claim the CEV Beach Volleyball Championships title, marking the second crown for each member of the Dutch pair.
Cal to Build New Beach Volleyball Facility
As part of a $30 million athletics construction package, Cal will build a new beach volleyball facility with permanent spectator seating in addition to a major renovation to its beach volleyball stadium.
Women’s #EuroBeachVolley Semis Set; Men Prep for Round of 16
The European Championships podium will be filled with new faces on the women’s side, meanwhile the defending silver and bronze medalists on the men’s side are still in play.
Women’s CEV Beach Race Down to Eight Teams; Men’s Pool Titles Decided
Eight women’s teams, including Spain’s Liliana/Elsa, remained after the first two eliminations rounds of the European Volleyball Championships on Thursday. Meanwhile, men’s pool play wrapped up.
IOC Releases Schedule for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Loretta Race contributed to this report. On the day Tokyo 2020 organizers announced that new Olympic venues’ construction is on track,…
New Mexico Administration Advances Plan to Drop Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is one of 4 sports scheduled to be phased out as a result of a $1.9 million deficit-reduction plan
MSU’s Lily Johnson, WKU’s Jessica Lucas Among 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
The women are among the record 581 athletes nominated this year.
Russia Sweeps Golds at FIVB U19 Beach World Championships
Russia’s Mariia Boncharova/Maria Voronina rallied past Dutch pair Raisa Schoon/Emi van Driel for the U19 Women’s Beach World title on Sunday, while countrymen Denis Shekunov/Dmitrii Veretiuk won the men’s gold and Alexey Gusev/Pavel Shustrov earned the bronze.
Another New Partner, and More Success for Walkenhorst in Germany
Defending Olympic, World, and European Champion Kira Walkenhorst had to find an interim-temporary partner this weekend while her regular temporary partner Leonie Kortzinger played at the World University Championships.
