Partain/Benesh Put in Strong Showing but Fall in Olympic Debut
The U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh put in a strong effort but fell short in their debut match of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to Alayo/Diaz of Cuba 2-0 (21-18, 21-18).
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The U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh put in a strong effort but fell short in their debut match of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to Alayo/Diaz of Cuba 2-0 (21-18, 21-18).
Four pairs – two women’s, two men’s – will represent the U.S. at the beach volleyball event taking place at Eiffel Tower Stadium for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. All but one of the U.S. athletes (Kelly Cheng) are first-time Olympians. Cheng tied for ninth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Sarah Sponcil.
While there are some new Olympians on the U.S. Men’s roster for the Olympic Games in Paris, the majority of the team has spent the last decade training and competing together, and a few even longer.
There are some differences in the volleyball format between the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and the Games in Paris this year, but the goal for the U.S. Women’s National Team remains the same: play hard and win
More than 150 girls volleyball athletes from 27 states will work with top coaches and look to improve their skills at the National Team Development Program Girls Indoor Summer Training Series on July 28-Aug.1, 2024, at the USA Volleyball training center in Anaheim, Calif.
The U.S. Men’s National Team went five sets with world No. 1 Poland before falling (18-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-8) in a pre-Olympic friendly match on Sunday in Poland
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a silver medal at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup after dropping an epic match to Canada, 3-1 (26-24, 26-24, 26-28, 25-19) in Sunday’s final at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The U.S. Men’s National Team will play for Pan American Volleyball Cup gold on Sunday after defeating Cuba today in a thrilling five-set match (25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11 ) at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo.
After six days of great volleyball competition, the U.S. Beach National Championship concluded July 17 after crowning winners in 11 different divisions.
The U.S. Girls U19 Team captured the gold medal at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship with a 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14) win over a gritty Canada team on Friday at the Jorge Galeano Gymnasium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.