Beach volleyball

State co-financing for the OS qualification tournament in beach volleyball is expected to be almost twice less than requested

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State co-financing for the OS qualification tournament in beach volleyball is expected to be almost twice less than requested

LOK emphasizes that it “does not support the reduction of the initially requested and actually required amount of co-financing (400,000 euros), taking into account the need to adequately ensure the 2024 CEV beach volleyball Nations Cup final – the continental Olympic qualification tournament in Latvia”. The LOK proposes to transfer the 400,000 euros necessary for … Read more

Graudiņa/Samoilova wins the “Challenge” series tournament

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Graudiņa/Samoilova wins the “Challenge” series tournament

The second-seeded Latvian duo was superior in the final with 2-0 (21:18, 21:17) over Canadian athletes Heather Benslija and Sofija Bukovecs (18th), who overcame the qualification. The victory in the tournament gave 800 ranking points. In the first match of the group tournament, the Latvian duet beat Brazilian beach volleyball players Andres Cavalcanti Ramalja and … Read more

Egypt Men’s Beach Volleyball Team Qualifies for Olympic and African Games

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Egypt Men’s Beach Volleyball Team Qualifies for Olympic and African Games

Nada Mujahid Saturday, December 23, 2023 06:23 PM The men’s beach volleyball team defeated Rwanda at the conclusion of the fifth region qualifiers, which will be held from December 19 to 24, in the country of Kenya, which qualifies for the Olympic Games and the African Games. Egypt’s “B” team was represented by Youssef Mohamed … Read more

Perušič and Schweiner Dominate in Pro Tour Beach Volleyball Tournament in Brazil

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Perušič and Schweiner Dominate in Pro Tour Beach Volleyball Tournament in Brazil

“We are happy that we managed to win 2-0, because the Brazilians are a very unpredictable opponent. If we got to a tie-break, it would be very difficult, especially in front of their home crowd. It’s also good because of the score, because the group can get tangled up very quickly and every significant win … Read more

Latvian Team’s Performance and Schedule in Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification

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Latvian Team’s Performance and Schedule in Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification

Ardis Daniel Bedrītis and Artūrs Rinkevičs failed to pass the first round of qualification, while Edgars Toč and Oliver Bulgačs lost in the second round of qualification. Tina Laura Graudiņa and Anastasia Samoilova [3] will start in group C, where they will compete with Canadians Pavan/McBain [10]for the Americans Quiggle/Murphy [16]as well as for the … Read more

Czech Volleyball Players Defeat Olympic Champions in Beach Volleyball World Championship Quarter-Finals

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Czech Volleyball Players Defeat Olympic Champions in Beach Volleyball World Championship Quarter-Finals

Against Mol and Sörum, Perušič and Schweiner succeeded only for the third time out of 12 matches they played with the reigning Olympic champions from Tokyo. In the quarter-finals in Tlaxcala, the Czech volleyball players won the first set unequivocally 21:14, and lost the second set by the same ratio. They showed stronger nerves in … Read more

Building Bridges of Friendship: Southeast Asian Youths Gather in Tianjin Volleyball Tournament

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China News Service, Tianjin, September 17th: Southeast Asian youths gather in Tianjin volleyball to build a bridge of friendship Author Zhang Shaoxuan At 11:00 on September 17, as the referee blew the whistle, the Xinjiang first team defeated the Thai team with a total score of 2:1 and won the “City of Volleyball” 2023 Tianjin … Read more

Volleyball Comeback: Coach Jannis Athanasopulos on Returning to the Hall and Overcoming Challenges

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Volleyball Comeback: Coach Jannis Athanasopulos on Returning to the Hall and Overcoming Challenges

Coach Jannis Athanasopulos said that volleyball is like riding a bike and you never forget. Did you have the same feeling when you returned to the hall? I had respect, I didn’t even know if I would get shortlisted and go to Europe. The first two weeks were pretty brutal for my knees and achilles. … Read more

Leon Luini and Yorick de Groot Win Silver at European Beach Volleyball Championship in Vienna

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Leon Luini and Yorick de Groot Win Silver at European Beach Volleyball Championship in Vienna

Beach volleyball players Leon Luini and Yorick de Groot grabbed the European title in Vienna on Sunday. They surprisingly reached the final, in which they had to recognize their superiority in Sweden’s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig. The 22-year-old Luini and the one year older De Groot went down 21-16 and 21-18 and therefore had … Read more

Monika Paulikienė and Ainė Raupelytė’s Historic Victory Against Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon: European Beach Volleyball Championship

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Monika Paulikienė and Ainė Raupelytė’s Historic Victory Against Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon: European Beach Volleyball Championship

Monika Paulikienė and Ainė Raupelytė defeated one of the favorites of the tournament, Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon from the Netherlands, after a very dramatic and self-sacrificing fight 2-1 (21:17, 20:22, 21:19) in the round of 16 of the women’s competition. These Dutch beach volleyball players were second in the division after winning bronze medals … Read more