To discover when volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1964 to our days

To discover when volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1964 to our days

To discover when beach volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1996 to our days.

To discover when beach volleyball appeared on the programme of the Olympic Games and how the different events evolved from 1996 to our days.

Japanese town Ichinomiya and the Good Net project of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as partners of the UN Clean Seas initiative to tackle marine litter.

London 2012 - Japan's women Volleyball team staged a shock as they beat China in a thrilling five-set quarterfinal that was neck-and-neck up until the final buzzer. Watch the incredible match in full now.

London 2012 - The USA continued their dominance of women's Beach Volleyball at the Games but victory for a European nation saw the form book ripped up in the men's competition. On the women's side of the draw it was once again the powerhouse pairing of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh who prevailed. But in the men's competition, the biggest surprise was the arrival of Germany as a major player at Olympic level.

London 2012 - The USA continued their dominance of women's Beach Volleyball at the Games but victory for a European nation saw the form book ripped up in the men's competition. On the women's side of the draw it was once again the powerhouse pairing of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh who prevailed. But in the men's competition, the biggest surprise was the arrival of Germany as a major player at Olympic level.