Beach volleyball the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was founded. At the professional level, the sport remained fairly obscure until the 1980s when beach volleyball experienced a surge in popularity with high-profile players such as Sinjin Smith, Randy Stoklos, and Karch Kiraly. Kiraly won an Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball in its first Olympic appearance in 1996, adding that to the two Olympic golds he won as part of the USA men's indoor team, and has won 142 titles. In the 1980s, the sport gained popularity on the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1986, the
PVF Beach Volleyball tournament Light Women’s Beach Volleyball Challenge 3rd Leg) March 1, 2015 (Tanduay Light Women’s Beach Volleyball Challenge 4th Leg) July 19, 2015 (Tanduay PVF Beach Volleyball Invitational 1st Leg/Inauguration of the Indoor Beach Volleyball Sand Court) Men's Women's September 19, 2015 (PVF Beach Volleyball Invitational 2nd Leg) Men's Women's October 24, 2015 (PVF-Tanduay Beach Volleyball Invitational 3rd Leg) Men's Women's December 5, 2015 (Tanduay-Summit Invitational Beach Volleyball 4th Leg) Men's Women's PVF Beach Volleyball tournament The PVF-Cantada Beach Volleyball tournaments is a once-a-month-only beach volleyball (with no registration fees) invitational tournament for men's and women's organized by the Philippine Volleyball Federation