A convicted child rapist is no longer in the running for gold at the Paris Olympics. Netherlands beach volleyball player ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Olympic beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl in 2014. He's competing in the 2024 Paris Games, sparking public outcry.

P ARIS: Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016, was eliminated from the Paris Olympics on Sunday night when he and ...

All Olympic beach volleyball matches are best two-out-of-three sets. The first two sets are played to 21 points by rally scoring. The third set, if necessary, is played to 15 points. In each set, a ...

The 2024 Summer Games lived up to the hype. Here are key facts about athletes, events, and festivities in Paris. Beach and indoor volleyball at the 2024 Paris Games both start on July 27, with ...

How many sets do you need to win in Olympic beach volleyball? The first team to win two sets wins the match. The first two sets are played to 21 points each. Should each team win a set, a third set is ...

Andrew Benesh of Team USA looks on during a beach volleyball training session at the Paris Olympic Games on July 25, 2024. Miles Partain of Team USA looks on during a beach volleyball training ...

Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings talks about Team USA's Olympic prospects in men's beach volleyball, highlighting potential breakout stars and key international contenders to ...

The Team USA women's volleyball squad looks to bring a medal home from the Paris Olympics. Their pursuit begins Saturday in front of the Eiffel Tower.