The FIVB’s Olympic world ranking deadline has been pushed back to June 13 2021, while the cut-off for the Continental Cup route has been extended to June 27.

In a statement, the FIVB said they were the only changes to its beach volleyball qualification system from the process which would have been used had Tokyo 2020 been held as planned this year.

It comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) told Federations on the Tokyo 2020 programme to stick to their original qualification systems where possible in response to the one-year delay to the Games.

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From Inside the Games:

The event is now planned to be held in June 2022 and will remain in Italian capital Rome.

Following a “meticulous review”, the FIVB said it had agreed with organisers including the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and Italian Volleyball Federation that moving the event was the best course of action.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed by a year in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought almost all of the world’s elite sport to a standstill.

Numerous events due to be held in 2021 have had to be moved as a result, with the Beach Volleyball World Championships joining a list which already included the World Athletics Championships.

Foro Italico, which hosted the 2019 edition on the Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals, will be the venue for the World Championships in Rome.

“We believe that rescheduling the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships was the best solution in light of the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” FIVB President Ary Graça said.

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Doubles Beach Volleyball announced today that Megan Wallin-Brockway will serve as its director of competition. Wallin-Brockway is a highly regarded professional beach volleyball player. Megan has competed on the AVP Tour, FIVB, Doubles Beach Volleyball, Corona Wide Open, Dig the Beach, East End, Florida Beach Volleyball Tour, EVP and the Jose Cuervo Tour. She has also been ranked among the top ten professional beach volleyball players.

“I am excited to partner with Doubles Beach Volleyball as we develop a competitive fun platform for talented beach volleyball players to compete on. I look forward to connecting these athletes with engaging opportunities.”

Among her responsibilities, Megan will be the key point of contact between DBV and players participating in our events.

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With the impact of COVID-19 canceling every day activities and sporting events across America, Doubles Beach Volleyball has announced it will host a series of individual tour events — The Lost Summer Tour. Events will start once the coronavirus threat passes – bringing the excitement of women’s beach volleyball to locations across the United States. 

Tour locations will be announced at a later date.

For fans looking forward to seeing women’s beach volleyball during the 2020 Summer Olympics, this is an opportunity to see a sport lost because of the impact of COVID-19. DOUBLES features some of the top women beach volleyball players in the country.

Doubles Beach Volleyball gives women an opportunity to complete against each other at the highest levels. Now a decade after the birth of DBV, women beach volleyball players are ready to compete in this year’s Lost Summer Tour. 

From CBS News: Postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo because of the coronavirus pandemic was “the right decision,” beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings said. Walsh Jennings, who was set to play for Team USA this summer, said it was almost a relief to hear the games would be delayed.

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