The Asian Volleyball Confederation, commonly known by the acronym AVC, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Asia and Oceania. It has 65 member countries, mostly located in the Asia-Pacific region, but excludes the six transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Cyprus, along Israel – which are instead members of CEV.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 26 to July 5, 2009 in Stavanger, Norway. The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Norway is the first Northern European country to host the event. The city of Stavanger had earlier hosted ten Open and Grand Slam events at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The World Tour was introduced 1989 for men and in 1992 for womens being held yearly since then.
The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to August 21, at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park.
The men's Olympic beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park from August 9 to August 22.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2005.
Igor Georgiyevich Kolodinsky is a Russian male volleyball player and a former beach volleyball player. On club level he plays for Fakel Novy Urengoy.
Alexander Horst is a beach volleyball player from Austria. He currently plays on the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour with new partner Clemens Doppler. Horst found most success with partner Florian Gosch on the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour, however a knee injury forced Florian Gosch into early retirement in autumn 2010.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2004 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2004.
April Elizabeth Ross is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and a gold medal at 2020 Summer Olympics with Alix Klineman. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2009 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2010 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2011 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2012 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2003 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2003.
The 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2016 beach volleyball season. The 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised four FIVB World Tour Grand Slams, 13 Open tournaments and four Major Series events, organised by the Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series.
The Beach Volleyball Major Series was an international series of beach volleyball tournaments from 2015 to 2020. The tournaments consisted of Tour Stops and formed part of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The series concluded with the FIVB World Tour Finals.
The United States national beach volleyball team participates in international beach volleyball competitions and is governed by USA Volleyball.
