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Tri Bourne, left, of the United States, celebrates with teammate Jacob Gibb, after winning a men's beach volleyball match against Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Howdy, partner! New beach pairings find success at Olympics

By Jimmy Golen Jul. 28, 2021 12:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, file photo, Kerri Walsh Jennings sets the ball during the women's Gold medal beach volleyball match between two United States teams at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. For two decades, no one loomed larger in beach volleyball than five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings. But when the Summer Games begin in Tokyo this month, she won't be there. The 42-year-old Californian known as “Six Feet of Sunshine” was foiled in her attempt to make a sixth Summer Games. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
With Walsh Jennings out, new generation hits the beach

By Jimmy Golen Jul. 01, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Old names, new teams highlight Tokyo beach volleyball field

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2021 01:01 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: When Germans Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst took gold in 2016, they had to ask the bronze medal-winner what to do on the...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 file photo, The United States' April Ross passes a ball while playing against Brazil during the women's beach volleyball bronze medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two-time Olympic beach volleyball medalist April Ross has a rare opportunity to relax with 100 days to go before the Tokyo Games. That doesn’t mean that she will. Ross and partner Alix Klineman are the No. 1 team in the Olympic qualification rankings and the only Americans who have already clinched one of four likely spots for U.S. beach teams in the pandemic-delayed 2020 Games. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Olympic work not over for top US beach team Ross, Klineman

By Jimmy Golen Apr. 08, 2021 07:19 PM EDT