Beach Volleyball At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Qualification
The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament allocated quota places to 24 teams. A maximum of two teams per country was allowed to qualify. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved February 7, 2019. Qualification summary Host country [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beach Volleyball At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Shiokaze Park. The competition was held from 24 July to 6 August 2021. It was originally scheduled to take place from 25 July to 8 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. Twenty-four teams with 48 athletes from around the world competed for the gold medal. April Ross and Alix Klineman won the gold medal, defeating Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the final, while Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré won the bronze medal. The medals for the competition were presented by Mustapha Berraf, Algeria; IOC Honorary Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ary Graça, Brazil; FIVB President. Qualification Teams Twenty four teams were drawn in six ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
The 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup was a beach volleyball double-gender event for teams representing Asian countries. The winners of the event qualified for the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics. Men Preliminary round Central Asia *Host: Visakhapatnam, India * '' advanced to the final round.'' * '' advanced to the semifinal round.'' Eastern Asia *Host: Zhongwei, China * '' advanced to the final round.'' * '' advanced to the semifinal round.'' Oceania *Host: Tauranga, New Zealand * '' advanced to the final round.'' * '' advanced to the semifinal round.'' Southeastern Asia * '' (as the hosts) and advanced to the final round.'' * '' advanced to the semifinal round.'' Western Asia *Host: Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli, Lebanon * '' (as the defending champions) and advanced to the final round.'' * '' advanced to the semifinal round.'' Semifinal round *Host: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand * '' advanced to the final round.'' Final roun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 65 more. Administratively, the city forms an autonomous capital district, not a part of any department. The metropolitan area ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–2020 CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
The 2018–2020 CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup were a beach volleyball double-gender event. Teams from South American countries were split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket determined the 2 teams to advance to the next stage from the sub-zones. The winners of the event qualified for the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics. Phase 1 Men Pool A Pool A was contested in Brasília, Brazil. * Third place: 3–1 * qualified for final phase. qualified to phase 3. qualified to phase 2. Pool B Pool B was contested in Mar del Plata, Argentina. * qualified for final phase. qualified for third phase. Pool C Pool B was contested in Coquimbo, Chile. * Third place: 0–3 French Guiana * qualified for final phase. and French Guiana qualified to phase 2. Women Pool A Pool A was contested in Brasília, Brazil. * qualified to third round. Pool B Pool B was contested in Coquimbo, Chile. * Third place: 3–0 French Guiana * q ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colima
Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima City, Colima. Colima is a small state located in Western Mexico on the central Pacific coast, and includes the four oceanic Revillagigedo Islands. Mainland Colima shares borders with the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the main cities are Manzanillo, Colima, Manzanillo and Tecomán. Colima is the fourth smallest state in Mexico and has the second smallest population, but has one of Mexico's highest standards of living and the lowest unemployment. However, Colima is also the state with the highest murder rate per capita and one of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels. Geography The state covers a territory of 5,455 km2 and is th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–2020 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
The 2018–2020 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup were a beach volleyball double-gender event. NORCEA is the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation. The winners of the event qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Aguascalientes Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Cayman Islands Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Nicaragua Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Varadero Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings La Paz Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Punta Cana Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Bonaire Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Boca Chica Tournament ; Men's Final Standings ; Women's Final Standings Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agadir
Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casablanca. Agadir is the capital of the Agadir Ida-U-Tanan Prefecture and of the Souss-Massa economic region. The majority of its inhabitants speak Berber, one of Morocco's two official languages. Agadir is one of the major urban centres of Morocco. The municipality of Agadir recorded a population of 924,000 in the 2014 Moroccan census. According to the 2004 census, there were 346,106 inhabitants in that yearGeneral Census of the population and habitat 200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
The 2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup were a beach volleyball double-gender event. Teams representing African countries were split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket determined the 2 teams to advance to the next stage from the sub-zones. The winners of the event qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Men First round Pool 1 * Pool 1 was contested in Tunis, Tunisia. ;Final Ranking * 1. * 2. ** Tunisia qualified for second round of CAVB Beach Continental Cup. Pool 2 * Pool 2 was contested in Kololi, Gambia. ;Final Ranking * 1. * 2. * 3. * 4. ** Gambia and Sierra Leone qualified for second round of CAVB Beach Continental Cup. Pool 3 * Pool 3 was contested in Accra, Ghana. ;Final Ranking * 1. * 2. * 3. ** Ghana and Togo qualified for second round of CAVB Beach Continental Cup. Pool 4 * Pool 4 was contested in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. ;Final Ranking * 1. * 2. * 3. ** Congo and Democra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom ( th, นครปฐม, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in central Thailand, the former capital of Nakhon Pathom province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathommachedi. The city is also home to Thailand's only Bhikkhuni temple Wat Songkhammakalayani, Wat Song Thammakanlayani (), which is also open to women from abroad. Nakhon Pathom houses a campus of Silpakorn University within the former Sanam Chan Palace. The city is 57 km west of Bangkok. According to Charles Higham (archaeologist), Charles Higham, "Two silver medallions from beneath a sanctuary at Nakhon Pathom, the largest of the moated sites, proclaim that it was 'the meritorious work of the King of Sri Dvaravati', the Sanskrit term Dvaravati meaning 'that which has gates'. The script is in south Indian characters of the seventh century." Nakhon Pathom was the largest Dvaravati center.Higham, Charles., 2014, ''Early Mainland south-east Asia'', Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6&n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
The 2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup were a beach volleyball double-gender event. Teams representing European countries were split into groups of four, where an elimination bracket determined the two teams to advance to the next stage from the sub-zones. The winners of the event qualified for the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Men Phase 1 Pool A Pool A was contested in Novi Sad, Serbia. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool B Pool B was contested in London, England. ---- ---- * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool C Pool C was contested in Bettystown, Ireland. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool D Pool D was contested in Schinias, Greece. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool E Pool E was contested in Portorož, Slovenia. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool F Pool F was contested in Batumi, Georgia. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool G Pool G was contested in Umag, Croatia. * and qualified to the Phase 2. Pool H Pool H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |