FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
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The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is the double-gender world championship for the sport of beach volleyball organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) the sport's global governing body. The first official edition of the event was held in Los Angeles, United States in 1997 and tournaments had been awarded every two years since then. Before 1997, ten unofficial championships not organized by the FIVB were all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1987 and 1996. The most recent World Championships took place in Mexico in 2023.
Upcoming season or competition: 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships | |
Sport | Beach volleyball |
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Founded | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
No. of teams | 48 |
Continent | International (FIVB) |
Most recent champion(s) | Czech Republic (men) United States (women) |
Most titles | Brazil (men; 7 titles) Brazil (women; 6 titles) |
Winning the World Championships is considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, surpassing the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and being surpassed only by the beach volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games.