![Shanghai, China. 3rd May, 2014. Silver medalists Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs (L) and Janis Smedins pose during the awarding ceremony for the men's event of 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Shanghai PPTV Shanghai, China. 3rd May, 2014. Silver medalists Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs (L) and Janis Smedins pose during the awarding ceremony for the men's event of 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Shanghai PPTV](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/3ebb225623e34a8cb5801f6839e6c765/e05myw.jpg)
Shanghai, China. 3rd May, 2014. Silver medalists Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs (L) and Janis Smedins pose during the awarding ceremony for the men's event of 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Shanghai PPTV
![Jurmala, Latvia. 24th Aug, 2019. Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia celebrates during the men's round 2 match between Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia and Selcuk Sekerci/Safa Urlu of Turkey at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jurmala ... Jurmala, Latvia. 24th Aug, 2019. Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia celebrates during the men's round 2 match between Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia and Selcuk Sekerci/Safa Urlu of Turkey at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jurmala ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/7442a1c01e404f088fffb6f824e6f8d6/wb79y1.jpg)
Jurmala, Latvia. 24th Aug, 2019. Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia celebrates during the men's round 2 match between Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs of Latvia and Selcuk Sekerci/Safa Urlu of Turkey at FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jurmala ...
![Samoilovs Šmēdiņš on Twitter: "FIVB honors: 🏆 Aleksandrs Samoilovs: Sportsperson of the Year 🏆 Janis Smedins: Best setter (second time in career) #SAMSME #beachworldtour https://t.co/ZtR0AJ8jFZ" / Twitter Samoilovs Šmēdiņš on Twitter: "FIVB honors: 🏆 Aleksandrs Samoilovs: Sportsperson of the Year 🏆 Janis Smedins: Best setter (second time in career) #SAMSME #beachworldtour https://t.co/ZtR0AJ8jFZ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmMRF1cX0AEE4lK.jpg:large)
Samoilovs Šmēdiņš on Twitter: "FIVB honors: 🏆 Aleksandrs Samoilovs: Sportsperson of the Year 🏆 Janis Smedins: Best setter (second time in career) #SAMSME #beachworldtour https://t.co/ZtR0AJ8jFZ" / Twitter
![Jennifer Kessy, Chen Xue, Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Whitney Pavlik, Julia Sude, Martins Plavins, Janis Smedins, Pedro Solberg Salgado, Xinyi Xia, Aleksandrs Solovejs, Chantal Laboureur - Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins Jennifer Kessy, Chen Xue, Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Whitney Pavlik, Julia Sude, Martins Plavins, Janis Smedins, Pedro Solberg Salgado, Xinyi Xia, Aleksandrs Solovejs, Chantal Laboureur - Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins](https://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Olympics+Day+10+Beach+Volleyball+OGktyfNopTFx.jpg)