TOKYO—Who took the beach out of beach volleyball? In the middle of the oblong, a patch of dune sand, furiously smoothed by rakers, bisected by the net. These are her debut Olympics, unlike Pavan, who made it to the quarterfinals in Rio with former partner Heather Bansley. “So now we always make sure to do that.’’The Federation Internationale de Volleyball can be quite stroppy about such things. They’ve both been at it for most of their lives, both from elite volleyball families, though Humana-Paradis when straight to the beach route while Pavan played indoor volleyball previously.

Source: thestar July 24, 2021 13:18 UTC