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| 1/15/2026 |
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Volleyball World and Dubai Sports Council launch FIVB Beach World Series with five-year partnership
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Volleyball World and Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), in partnership with the Dubai Sports Council, are today proud to announce Dubai as the long-term opening destination of the forthcoming flagship beach volleyball property, the FIVB Beach World Series. This announcement marks the start of a five-year partnership that positions Dubai as the first city... |
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| 1/13/2026 |
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Vanessa Muianga proudly represents Mozambique on the sand
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Vanessa Muianga has trodden the African beach volleyball scene for over a decade like a colossus. The 30-year-old Muianga’s longevity on the sand is one to be envied. Since making her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship debut in 2017 in Vienna, Austria alongside Liocádia Manhiça, Muianga went on to represent Mozambique in three other editions with different partners. |
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| 1/9/2026 |
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Argentina’s rising star Morena Abdala embraces Adelaide’s learning curve
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For Argentina’s Morena Marisa Abdala, the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship was one for the history books. Not only did the 20-year-old Abdala make her World Championship debut in Adelaide, Australia but also lined up alongside her new partner Brenda Ailen Churin for the first time at a major international competition. |
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| 1/8/2026 |
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Tina & Anastasija, Martins Plavins and Andris Plavins honored with annual sports award in Latvia
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Women’s beach volleyball world champions Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova, U21 men’s beach volleyball world champion coach Martins Plavins and volleyball coach and functionary Andris Klavins were honored among the 2025 laureates of Latvia’s prestigious Three Stars Awards, organized by the Latvian Olympic Committee in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science... |
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‘I am enough.’ Latvia’s Anastasija revels in historic world title
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Latvia’s Anastasija Samoilova arrived in Adelaide for the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with heartbreak from the last three appearances at the global competition. Thrice, in the 2019, 2022 and 2023 editions, Anastasija and her long-term partner Tina Graudina had been knocked out in the Round of 16. |
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Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft Form New Beach Partnership
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 8, 2026) – Two of the most accomplished beach volleyball players in the United States, Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft, have announced a new partnership that brings together two elite-level athletes, one with Olympic experience and the other a rising world talent, as they look to represent the U.S. at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. |
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| 1/5/2026 |
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2025 in review: Sweden’s dream final at men’s World Champs in Adelaide
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The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Reigning 2024 Olympic champions David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig also emerged as the 2025 men’s world champions in beach volleyball. At 23 and 24, respectively, they were the youngest world champs ever. In a sensational all-Swedish World Championship gold medal showdown... |
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| 1/3/2026 |
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2025 in review: Tina & Anastasija write history as the 2025 women's world champions
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The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia from November 14 to 23. Latvia’s Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova triumphed as the new women’s world champions in beach volleyball after defeating USA’s Kristen Nuss & Taryn Brasher in the gold medal showdown. It was not only Latvia’s first-ever World Championship title... |
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