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| 1/22/2026 |
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New beach teams formed ahead of the 2026 season
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With the start of the 2026 international beach volleyball season coming up, new teams have been formed in some of the sport's most traditional countries, setting the stage for another exciting year of intense competition around the globe. Switzerland, the United States, Germany and Austria were some of the nations that saw changes happen in their top teams. |
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| 1/21/2026 |
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Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh Announce New Beach Volleyball Partnership
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Los Angeles, Calif. (January 21, 2026) – U.S. Beach National Team athletes Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh have officially joined forces, marking one of the most anticipated new partnerships on the AVP and international beach circuits. The duo aims to build momentum through the 2026 and 2027 seasons as they prepare for an Olympic qualification run leading into the LA 2028 Games. |
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| 1/19/2026 |
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Sky is the limit for New Zealand’s MacDonald after historic World Championship appearance
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The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships held in Adelaide, Australia was equally historic for their neighbours New Zealand. With the World Championships being staged in Oceania for the first time, the tournament also carried special meaning for New Zealand’s athletes. New Zealand was represented by one men’s pair and one women’s duo. |
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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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