Tokyo Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Alix Klineman announced on social media on Monday she is retiring from the sport, about three weeks after her “A-Team” partner April Ross said she is ...

TOKYO — “Love Rollercoaster” was blaring from the speakers at Shiokaze Park, but for American beach volleyball players Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil, it was another ride on the rollercoaster of ...

Scenes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic men's and women's beach volleyball competitions. Credit: RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/Shutters/RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock ...

Beach volleyball is seeking new sands to conquer. After decades of domination by the United States and Brazil, where it is played on the coasts from Southern California to Copacabana, the sport is ...

Conditions in Tokyo 2020 are so hot that beach volleyball players couldn't stand on the sand. The incident is the first to illustrate growing fears about the heat and humidity in Tokyo during the ...

The seawater by Tokyo's Kasai Rinkai Park is only slightly cooler than body temperature, and its beach contains a mix of tiny gravel and seashell fragments instead of fine white sand. The beach is far ...