The host country will kick off beach volleyball competition at 7 p.m. (ET) on July 23 with Japan's Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami taking on Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic ...

The first beach volleyball tournament took place in 1947 and then the sport slowly, but steadily, began to grow. Beach volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Games and remains popular ...

Ross and Klineman placed first in the 2018 and 2021 AVP Manhattan Beach ... who were so engaged during the Olympics to continue to enjoy the sport of beach volleyball at one of the premier events ...

The best volleyball players from around the ... will seek to defend its first gold medal from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and the women's beach duos are heavily favored to podium.

After winning Olympic gold in 2021, Klineman announced in January 2022 that she underwent shoulder surgery ... “The one thing I wanted most, the Olympics, was always out of reach (indoors),” Klineman ...

Brazil’s Emanuel, 38, has competed in every Olympic beach volleyball competition since the sport made its debut at the 1996 Atlanta Games. He won gold in Athens 2004 and bronze in Beijing 2008 ...

Andrew Benesh of Team USA looks on during a beach volleyball training session at the Paris Olympic Games on July 25, 2024. Miles Partain of Team USA looks on during a beach volleyball training ...