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Kelly Marie Cheng (née Claes, born September 18, 1995) is an American beach volleyball player. She and her partner Sara Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2013 U19 World Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 U21 World Championships, the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2016 and 2017.
Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng lost 2-0 to Switzerland's Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner on Tuesday, eliminating the remaining American women from the tournament.
Cheng has since reunited with Hughes, her former teammate at USC. The pair helped lead USC to the inaugural NCAA beach volleyball championships in 2016 and 2017, including an undefeated 36-0 ...
Hughes also played club indoor volleyball as the setter for Mizuno Long Beach, and was named most valuable player after her club won the 16-U Junior Olympics national championship in 2011. [14] She played indoor volleyball for Mater Dei High School as well and was the Orange County Player of the Year as a senior.
The women's tournament of the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships was held from 6 to 15 October 2023. [1]Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng won their first tile after defeating Ana Patrícia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa in the final, while Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth won the bronze medal.
Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes rally from a 12-4 deficit in the second set to defeat Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles for the AVP Huntington Beach Open crown.
The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, took place at Eiffel Tower Stadium on the Champ de Mars. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 2024. Twenty-four teams consisting of 48 athletes from 17 NOCs competed.
Kelly Cheng reached a career milestone when she competed in her first Olympics at the Tokyo Games. But instead of enjoying competition against the world’s best, the U.S. beach volleyball star ...