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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 2/5/2026 |
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A Breakdown of the 2026 AVP Season
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The 2026 season introduces League stops in Belmar, New Jersey; Aspen, Colorado; and Las Vegas, Nevada, while continuing to showcase the sport in established markets like Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Chicago. For fans, that means more variety, more unique venues, and a League schedule that continues to adapt while delivering compelling competition at the highest level of the sport. |
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Ahmed Tijan: How fatherhood changed me
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Ahmed Tijan needs little or no introduction in the world of volleyball. Since 2018, the beach volleyball star has alongside his long-term partner Cherif Younousse, put Qatar on the global map with their terrific performances notably the bronze medal feat in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Their impressive resumé also features a fourth-place finish in the Olympic Games Paris 2024... |
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Melissa Humana-Paredes and Esteban Grimalt feature at Milano Cortina 2026 fashion show
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Olympic beach volleyball silver medallist Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada and three-time Olympian Esteban Grimalt of Chile were among the athletes featured at a fashion show in Milan during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The fashion show was held at Clubhouse 26, the official hospitality venue in Milan, and was hosted by the International Olympic Committee. |
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Empowerment coach Marcio Araujo lifts Cape Verde’s beach volleyball to new heights in more ways than one
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The development of beach volleyball in Cape Verde has marked solid all-around progress in recent years, ever since it started receiving much needed support from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment program, and especially since the arrival of coach Marcio Henrique Barroso Araujo, a legendary Brazilian athlete, an Olympic silver medalist at Beijing 2008 and a winner of three... |
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| 2/3/2026 |
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New Zealand’s 2026 national tour serves off at Lake Karapiro
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The 2026 GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand Beach Tour served off with its first event of the season, held last week at Lake Karapiro. The first women’s gold of the year went to seventh-seeded Non Matsumoto & Ren Matsumoto of Japan. In Sunday’s final, they mastered a convincing 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) upset of top-seeded Shaunna Polley & Olivia MacDonald. In the third-place playoff... |
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FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission sets sights on innovation and growth in 2026
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The FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission met recently to review key developments, the 2026 competition calendar and ongoing strategic initiatives aimed at advancing the sport worldwide. The meeting opened with remarks from FIVB President Fabio Azevedo, followed by Commission President Craig Carracher, who welcomed members and reflected on a landmark year for beach volleyball. |
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| 1/30/2026 |
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Organisers of Nations Cup qualifiers confirmed
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As many as 25 and 21 National Federations have registered for participation in the men’s and women’s CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup 2026, which will be reaching its climax later this summer with the highly anticipated Final scheduled for mid-July in Budapest downtown. The competition following an exciting and highly entertaining country vs country format was introduced in 2022... |
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Eight Elite and seven Challenge tournaments coming up in 2026
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The calendar of high-level events on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is out with eight Elite and seven Challenge stops scheduled from March to August, promising an exciting action-packed season that will bring top-caliber teams and players to 10 countries on four continents, with some new venues, some well-known venues and even some iconic venues included. |
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| 1/28/2026 |
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Zoé Vergé-Dépré: What it’s like competing with my sister
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Zoé and Anouk have so much in common that makes you wonder what took them so long to become beach volleyball partners. The Vergé-Depré sisters of Switzerland not only share a surname but also have a deep passion for the sport, a solid sporting foundation given that both their parents (father Jean-Charles and mother Sandra Bratschi) are former professional volleyball players... |
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| 1/26/2026 |
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Empowerment supported Paraguay snatches two medals at start of 2026 South American Tour
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Two Paraguayan duos made the podium at last week’s first stop on the 2026 CSV South American Beach Volleyball Tour, for women only, in Los Andes, Chile. With support from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment, Michelle Valiente & Giuliana Poletti Corrales triumphed with the gold medals, while Fiorella Nunez & Denisse Alvarez took bronze. Brazilian pair Thainara Feitosa & Verena Figueira claimed silver. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Feb 5-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Mount Maunganui, New Zealand |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Feb 5-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Mount Maunganui, New Zealand |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Mar 4-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar, India |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Mar 4-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar, India |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Mar 5-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sanya, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Mar 5-8, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sanya, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Mar 11-15, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Mar 11-15, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Mar 11-15, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil |
M |
TBD |
| Mar 11-15, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil |
W |
TBD |
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