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COLIMA, Mexico, June 23, 2021. - Colima is ready
to stage the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Final
Continental Cup from June 23 to 27 where the
last Olympic berth per gender for the North,
Central and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
will be secured for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo
Olympic Games.
The highly expected event was originally to be
held last year here in Colima but due to the
coronavirus pandemic it was re-scheduled with a
revised qualification system as several stages
of the NORCECA Continental Cup weren’t able to
take place.
The competition consists of two teams per county
joining efforts to obtain the Olympic ticket
facing another country in a series of two wins
out of three; if necessary, a tie-break will be
decided from a golden set.
The three-day event will be officiated at the
Morelos Sports Unit of the Coliman Sports
Institute allowing a 40% occupancy due to Covid
restrictions.
Players from Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and
U.S. Virgin Islands started their arrival in
Colima on Monday and the official registration
will take place on Wednesday followed by the
general technical meeting. The single
elimination competition kicks off on Friday,
semifinals on Saturday and finals on Sunday when
we will know the qualifying country (one per
gender) to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. |
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