Beach volleyball originated in the United States in the 1920s. Most people think that Monica, California is the birthplace of beach volleyball. At that time, people played beach volleyball for fun. Head blue sky, bathed in sunshine, barefoot on the golden soft beach, jumping, rolling and sweating, enjoying this wonderful time. Beach volleyball is more and more popular with its unique charm, and the number of participants has increased dramatically. Although it was an entertainment and fitness project at that time, it already had a considerable scale.
With the passage of time, beach volleyball was introduced to France and Czechoslovakia across the Atlantic Ocean in the 1920s. And gradually popular in Brazil and Argentina in America and Australia and New Zealand in Oceania. At that time, the games were three against three and four against four. In Monica, men's beach volleyball for two appeared for the first time. In the 1990s, the first official men's beach volleyball match was held in California National Beach, and the first beach volleyball tournament was held in California. The winner's prize is a box of Pepsi.
In 1950s, beach volleyball was widely developed. 195 1 the beach volleyball tour held in five beaches in California has reached a considerable scale, with hundreds of players participating. At this time, beach volleyball has been listed as an entertainment, performance and fitness project planned by the US government. At the same time, Brazil in South America also hosted the first beach volleyball championship. In 1960s, France held a three-person beach volleyball match with a prize of 30,000 francs. 1965, California Beach Volleyball Association was established and held open competitions in eight local beaches. 1976 the first beach volleyball championship was held in California, USA. 30,000 people were observed. Professional beach volleyball appeared 1979, and a number of excellent professional beach volleyball players emerged.
1February, 987, the FIVB-approved "First World Beach Volleyball Championship" was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil, the United States, Italy, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Japan and other countries participated in the competition. From 65438 to 0988, FIVB formally established the World Beach Volleyball Federation and began to prepare for the World Beach Volleyball Series. The first series of competitions from 65438 to 0989 were held in Brazil, Italy, Japan and the United States. In the 1990s, beach volleyball matches became more frequent. A total of 65,438+08 grand prix races are organized by FIVB every year, with a total prize of 5.5 million US dollars. In addition to the official FIVB competition, there are different levels of beach volleyball competitions in all countries.
1993, beach volleyball was officially adopted as an official Olympic event. 1996, beach volleyball was finally included in the Olympic Games 70 years after its birth. From July 2nd to 28th, the first Olympic Beach Volleyball Competition was held in Atlanta Beach. Since then, beach volleyball has entered a new era.