Saint Kitts and Nevis

Martins Plavins still competing at 41 in Adelaide; longevity amid a faster sport. Martins Plavins: 41 is just a number – FIVB At 41, most players are long gone from the sand. Martins Plavins is still on it, still competing, still evolving and still finding ways to match a game that keeps getting younger around him. From Olympic bronze in London to today’s fast, high-powered era, he has not simply lasted, but adapted, sharpened and stayed relevant, proving that longevity at the highest level is not about holding on, but about moving forward. ...

Martins Plavins still competing at 41 in beach volleyball Adelaide; Longevity defies sport’s faster, younger era Martins Plavins: 41 is just a number – FIVB At 41, most players are long gone from the sand. Martins Plavins is still on it, still competing, still evolving and still finding ways to match a game that keeps getting younger around him. From Olympic bronze in London to today’s fast, high-powered era, he has not simply lasted, but adapted, sharpened and stayed relevant, proving that longevity at the highest level is not about holding on, but about moving forward. ...

Mexico’s Antonio Lares & Carlos Andres Ayala win men’s gold in Santo Domingo; 2-1 final over Cuba. Women’s NORCECA podium in Santo Domingo packed with Empowerment teams, Mexico takes men’s gold – FIVB Teams from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported Dominican Republic, Canada and Mexico claimed four of the six medals at NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour’s second stop of the year, in Santo Domingo last week. The home pairing of Dominican Republic’s Crismil Paniagua & Yari Cleto, Canada’s Darby Dunn & Alison McKay and Mexico’s Susana Torres & Abril Flores occupied the women’s podium(pictured in the main photo; source: norceca.net). Mexico triumphed in the men’s competition, with Antonio Lares & Carlos Andres Ayala snatching gold. Cuba’s Damian Gomez & Eblis Veranes and USA’s Charles Siragusa & Rowdy Lennon picked up silver and bronze. ...