Beach volleyball at the Lusophony Games
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Beach Volleyball
at the Lusophony Games
was first held in the first edition in Macau
, in 2006.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
at the Lusophony Games
Lusophony Games
The Lusophony Games is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone countries, namely those belonging to the CPLP , but also others where there are significant Portuguese communities or that have a common past with Portugal.Participating...
was first held in the first edition in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
, in 2006.
Men's tournament
- 2009Beach volleyball at the 2009 Lusophony GamesThe Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2009 Lusophony Games was played in Lisbon, Portugal. The venue was the Praia de Santo Amaro de Oeiras. The tournament was played from July 16 to 19 July 2009, and there are both men's and women's competition....
: José Pedrosa-Hugo Gaspar - 2006Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tennis Academy. The tournament was played from 13 to 15 October 2006, and there was both the men's and women's competition....
: Maciel/Costa
Women's tournament
- 2009Beach volleyball at the 2009 Lusophony GamesThe Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2009 Lusophony Games was played in Lisbon, Portugal. The venue was the Praia de Santo Amaro de Oeiras. The tournament was played from July 16 to 19 July 2009, and there are both men's and women's competition....
: Fabiane Boogaredt/Taiana Souza - 2006Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tennis Academy. The tournament was played from 13 to 15 October 2006, and there was both the men's and women's competition....
: Saldanha/Maestrini