The Beach Volleyball Athletes of the Tokyo Games
This year’s volleyball competitors bring the heat on and off the sand court, so of course we had to include our favorite athletes competing in the Tokyo Games this year….
Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Team Australia Women’s Beach Volleyball digs for a ball during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesThis year's volleyball competitors bring the heat on and off the sand court, so of course we had to include our favorite athletes competing in the Tokyo Games this year.
Since beach volleyball made its Olympic debut in 1996, the United States has established itself as a dominant force in the sport. Per The Washington Post, the U.S. women and men have each claimed three gold medals, more than any other country.
The preliminary rounds will be held from this Friday (July 23) to July 30, with elimination matches running from July 31 to August 6. The women’s medal matches are on August 5, followed by the men’s medal matches on August 6. The entire tournament will be held at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo.
Team Qatar Men's Beach Volleyball
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images(L-R) Tijan Ahmed and Younousse Cherif of Team Qatar Men's Beach Volleyball practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
April Ross of Team USA Women's Beach Volleyball
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesApril Ross of Team USA Women's Beach Volleyball playsa shot during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Viacheslav Krasilnikov of Team Russian Federation Men's Beach Volleyball
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesViacheslav Krasilnikov of Team Russian Federation Men's Beach Volleyball practices ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Heather Bansley of Team Canada
Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesHeather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Team Canada during Beach Volleyball training at Shiokaze Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Team Russian Federation Men's Beach Volleyball
Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesOleg Stoyanovskiy of Team Russian Federation Men's Beach Volleyball sets a ball during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Olympics - Previews - Day -2
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 21: Sarah Sponcil of Team USA Women's Beach Volleyball plays a shot during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day -2
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 21: Taliqua Clancy of Team Australia Women's Beach Volleyball spikes past the defense of Margareta Kozuch of Team Germany during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day -1
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 22: Fan Wang of Team China Women's Beach Volleyball looks on during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day -1
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 22: Tanja Huberli of Team Switzerland Women's Beach Volleyball serves during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day -1
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 22: Laura Ludwig of Team Germany during Beach Volleyball training at Shiokaze Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day -1
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 22: Margareta Kozuch and Laura Ludwig (not seen) of Team Germany train with Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Team Canada during Beach Volleyball training at Shiokaze Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
