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Stefano Fabbri's Beach Volleyball pictures at the '07 Junior World Championships

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13th Edition of the Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE)

Cyprus was the Clear Medal Winner at the 13^th edition of the Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE)

 

Here’s a link to the volleyball and beach volleyball photos taken during the week long competition. 

 

"We have all made a unified mark on these games," said Ioannides. "This mark is our own common foundation that we all built and lived on together and which we will now all carry together forever."

 

Volleyball Videos: Greek Women's National Beach Volleyball

The Greek National Beach volleyball team of Christina Hinds and Joanna Papageorgiou, explain what it's like to train for 2008.

Women's Beach Volleyball in England

Beach volleyball in England News
Denise Johns, an AVP Player in England; Regent's Park nets a beach for volleyball
By Alex Stephens, Evening Standard 03.08.07
Steady lads, it's a legitimate sport

Crackers for cheese prize Open air at Somerset house The game is thousands of miles from its birthplace in sunny California, but 550 tonnes of imported sand has turned Regent's Park into a top beach volleyball venue.
This weekend England's leading players will gather for the Regent's Park Open. The event - a first for London - is being organised by the Royal Parks and Volleyball England as part of its 2007 Beach Tour.
"This is about taking beach volleyball to the people," said Mark Kontopoulos, beach commission president for Volleyball England.
"There are 7.5 million people in London and it's fantastic to be playing somewhere where we have large crowds.
"We hope it will encourage people to take up the sport, particularly with the Olympics on its way." Beach volleyball originated on California's Manhattan Beach during the Forties and debuted at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. Although it requires skill, it is often regarded as something of a joke. Sports pundit Des Lynam once famously likened it to "going down the pub".
Competitor Gabi Medricka, 28, a fitness instructor from Islington who currently tops the Volleyball England Beach Tour league, said: "Many people still see it as just a sexy sport for girls in bikinis. But it's a serious sport that requires great skill. It's a lot harder than it looks.
"In many ways it's tougher than conventional volleyball because it's harder to run in the sand. "It's tactically different. Because there are only two of you on a team, as opposed to six, there is a lot more contact-with the ball and you have to move fast."
Among those competing in the park are Britain's top women's pair, Lucy Bolton, 21, and Denise Johns, 28.
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GERMAN GIRLS UPSET TOP-RANKED SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR TANDEM

GERMAN GIRLS UPSET TOP-RANKED SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR TANDEM 03-August-2007

Klagenfurt, Austria, August 2, 2007

With a 21-12 and 21-16 win in 38 minutes over China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang in the deciding Pool B match, Goller and Ludwig finished Thursday’s action with a 3-0 group mark to earn the No. 2 spot in Friday’s bracket play with a “bye” into the second-round of the 24-team single-elimination phase of the A1 Grand Slam.

The ninth of 13 double gender events this season on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour, the 11th annual A1 Grand Slam ends with the women’s semi-finals and medal matches Saturday and the men’s “final four” matches Sunday. The final two teams in the gold medal matches will be competing for the $43,500 first-place prizes.

The top-three teams from each group advanced to Friday’s three elimination rounds with each pool winner receiving a “bye” for a guaranteed ninth-place finish. Reigning Olympic and three-time SWATCH-FIVB World champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States will have the top spot in the elimination bracket after winning Pool A and posting a better point ratio (1.438 to 1.231) than Goller and Ludwig.

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Misty breaks another World Record

Misty breaks another World Record

“COMEBACK” NETS A1 GRAND SLAM WOMEN’S GOLD MEDAL FOR MAY-TREANOR & WALSH 04-August-2007

FIVB President Dr. Ruben Acosta awards Misty May-Treanor her record 32nd SWATCH gold medal as American partner Kerri Walsh looks on

Klagenfurt, Austria, August 4, 2007

After winning the first set 21-16 against third-seeded Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca, the top-seeded May-Treanor and Walsh trailed the Brazilians 19-16 at a side-switch in the second set. The Americans scored three-straight points to tie the set with Juliana and Larissa siding out for a 20-19 lead. May-Treanor regained the lead at 21-20 enroute to a 23-21 win in the second set of the 46-minute match.

“That was a remarkable comeback,” said May-Treanor, who celebrated her 30th birthday earlier in the week. “We caught fire at the right time and did not give up. We have a history of scoring points in bunches and we certainly did today at the end of the second set. Juliana and Larissa are a great team that is very competitive. We make some big plays in the comeback to recapture another Austrian title in front of this crowd.”

May-Treanor and Walsh, who was named the SWATCH most outstanding player for the A1 Grand Slam, had previously claimed Lake Woerthersee gold medals in 2002, 2003 and 2005 before finishing fifth last year for their first non-semi-final appearance since the 2005 FIVB season.

With Saturday’s title, May-Treanor and Walsh shared the $43,500 first-place prize in winning their fifth SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal in six events this season. With only one international setback in 42 FIVB matches this season, the Americans have earned $245,500 on the 2007 SWATCH tour. May-Treanor and Walsh’s only defeat was a 21-19 and 21-19 decision to China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang in the Norwegian Grand Slam semi-finals last month.

In winning her 32nd FIVB gold medal Saturday, May-Treanor also passed Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede as the winningest player since the start of the international Beach Volleyball circuit for women in 1992. Adriana and Shelda, who placed ninth this week, captured their 31st crown in September 2004 at Milan, Italy.

“I am honored to break the record,” said May-Treanor. “When I started on this tour with Holly McPeak in 1999, Adriana and Shelda were my teachers. I learned so much from them. For so many years, Adriana and Shelda were the leaders and everyone looked up to them. I am thrilled to be mentioned in the same way as Adriana and Shelda. They are my idols.”

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