2021 FIVB Beach World Championships rescheduled for June 2022
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 23, 2020 – The FIVB has announced
that the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships have
been rescheduled for June 2022 in Rome, Italy due to significant
changes to the global sports calendar following the postponement
of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in light of the global
coronavirus pandemic.
The 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were
originally scheduled for summer in Rome, Italy as part of a
joint agreement between the FIVB, the Italian National Olympic
Committee (CONI), Sport e Salute and the Italian Volleyball
Federation (FIPAV). However, following the rescheduling of the
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, a meticulous review of the subsequent
impact on next year’s sports calendar, and close consultation
with the FIVB Board of Administration, all parties have agreed
that rescheduling the event to June 2022 is the optimal solution
to ensure a spectacular event.
The World Championships will remain in the Italian capital, a
city which has continuously proved its beach volleyball hosting
credentials by holding many distinguished events at its famous
Foro Italico venue. Just last year, Rome welcomed thousands of
fans for an incredibly successful FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Tour Finals, which generated more than 36 million impressions on
social media and was broadcast live in over 70 countries.
FIVB President Ary S. Graça Fᵒ
said:
“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. We are also
delighted that this event will remain in Italy, a nation with a
proud sporting history. Rome hosted a very successful FIVB Beach
Volleyball World Championships in 2011, and we are extremely
proud to bring this prestigious tournament back to the country.
We may have to wait a little longer now to crown our new beach
volleyball world champions, but it will undoubtedly be worth it
when we witness the greatest players go head to head in 2022.”
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is held every two
years and brings together the very best beach volleyball
players, battling it out in pursuit of the world title. The
previous edition of the event was held in Hamburg, Germany in
2019 and saw Russia's Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Viacheslav
Krasilnikov claim men's gold, whilst Melissa Humana-Paredes and
Sarah Pavan took home Canada’s first women’s world title. The
10-day competition also welcomed over 130,000 spectators, and
was enjoyed by over 158 million viewers worldwide.
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