Tag: Martins Plavins

  • Fruitful meeting for Beach Volleyball Commission

    Fruitful meeting for Beach Volleyball Commission

    Lausanne, Switzerland, November 28, 2013 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission concluded its annual two day meeting at the headquarters of the International Volleyball Federation on Thursday, having discussed the latest innovations and modifications for international beach volleyball. FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° opened the meeting by expressing how important innovation is “for…

  • Plavins and Smedins win in first match since

    Plavins and Smedins win in first match since

    Stare Jablonki, Poland, August 16, 2012: London 2012 Olympic Games bronze medallists Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins enjoyed a mixed return to action on Thursday, at the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam. The Latvian pair won their opening match against compatriots Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins 21-18, 21-15. However, they slipped to a 21-15, 11-21, 15-13…