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A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beach volleyball is played on a rectangular sand court. The court is 16 m (52.5 ft) long and 8 m (26.2 ft) wide, surrounded by a clear space, which is at least 3 m (9.8 ft) wide on all sides. The minimum height clearance for beach volleyball courts is 7 m (23.0 ft).
Snow volleyball is a variant of beach volleyball that is played on snow. The rules are similar to the beach game, [1] with the main differences being the scoring system (best of 3 sets played to 15 points) and the number of players (three starters and one substitute). [2]
A mixed-gender badminton match An unofficial mixed doubles match of beach volleyball. Mixed-sex sports (also known as coed sports) are individual and team sports whose participants are not of a single sex. In many organised sports settings, rules dictate an equal number of people of each sex in a team (for example teams of one man and one woman).
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships; Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships: Sport: Beach volleyball: Founded: 1997; 28 years ago () No. of teams: 48: Continent: International : Most recent champion(s) Czech Republic (men) United States (women) Most titles Brazil (men; 7 titles) Brazil (women; 6 titles)
Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. [1] It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games. [2] It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games. [3]
Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's. Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament.
The women's qualification for the Olympic beach volleyball tournament will occur between January 2023 and June 2024. The competition will comprise a total of 24 women's beach volleyball pairs coming from different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions; each NOC can enter a maximum of two pairs in the women's tournament.