Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2023 – The first draft of 2023 AVC Beach Volleyball Competition Calendar has been launched recently which outlines the AVC’s beach volleyball events for the on-going Olympic cycle leading up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The calendar has already been approved by the AVC Beach Volleyball Committee Meeting, chaired by its President Mr Craig Carracher on January 28, and will be also taken into further consideration of AVC Board of Administration.
The double-gender Continental Cup Phase 1 Western Zone in Qatar between February 21 and 25 marks the start of the 2023 AVC beach volleyball competition to open the qualification phase for the Paris 2024.
Later, Vietnam will host the “SABECO” AVC Women’s Beach Tour Ho Chi Minh City Open from April 8 to 11, while Songkhla, Thailand will be the third AVC beach volleyball event as the “Est Cola” AVC Beach Tour 22nd Samila Open, being held as traditional annual event, will take place on the white sand beach in the popular tourist town from April 14 to 17, followed by the double-gender AVC Beach Tour Mollymook Open in Australia during May 4 and 7.
The Continental Cup Phase 1 will also come to Southeast Asian Zone when the double-gender competition will make its debut in Cambodia between May 11 and 16.
During this period of time, Australia, China and Oman become the three candidate organisers for the continent’s topflight 2023 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships. As Oman need to host the only men’s Asian Beach Volleyball Championship from September 5 to 9, Australia and China are willing to host the double-gender Championships, with the former likely to organise it between May 4 and 7 and the latter between June 22 and 25.
The three candidate organisers had been requested to update their necessary hosting information including general conditions, flights and other important matters in order that the relevant matters on the candidate organisers can be raised for AVC Board of Administration’s further consideration and decision during its next meeting.
Thailand will later host the double-gender 5th Asian U21 Beach Volleyball Championships between July 13 and 16, which serves as the continent’s qualification tournament for the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships. The host province for the Asian event has yet been announced, but it has already confirmed that Roi Et, Thailand will stage the Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships from November 8 to 12,…
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