The official website of the International Volleyball Federation announced the adjustment of the Olympic beach volleyball qualification system on the 13th to adapt to the extension of the Tokyo Olympic Games, including extending the Olympic qualification period and delaying the deadline for the Intercontinental Cup qualification.
Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, May 13-The Official Website of the International Federation of Volleyball announced on the 13th that the system of the Olympic beach volleyball qualifier should be adjusted to adapt to the extension of the Tokyo Olympic Games, including the extension of the Olympic qualification period and the delay of the deadline of the Intercontinental Cup qualifier.
The official website said that in view of the one-year delay of Tokyo Olympic Games, the deadline for beach volleyball Olympic ranking will be extended to June 13, 2021, and the Olympic ranking list will be announced on June 14, 2021. In addition, the deadline for the Intercontinental Cup Olympic qualifier has been postponed to June 27, 2021, and the Intercontinental Cup final will be held on June 21-27.
In addition to the above updates, the Olympic qualification criteria remain unchanged. The participating teams must participate in at least 12 qualifying competitions, and the best 12 results will be included in the Olympic qualification ranking.
Ali graisa, president of the International Federation of volleyball, said: “The adjustment of the beach volleyball qualification system for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is an equal, fair and universal approach, it will ensure that excellent athletes have the opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games. Through this adjustment, we have set a new road map for beach volleyball players to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, so that they can focus on ensuring their health and safety at present.”
In the Tokyo Olympic beach volleyball world qualifier held last year, the Chinese team failed to get the ticket to go straight to Tokyo. At present, the Chinese group Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi ranked ninth in the world, there is still a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games.