0 - Jefferson (left) and Cherif are likely to be celebrating Rio qualification
0 - Nicole Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar celebrate qualification to the final
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0 - Four teams will advance to the AVC Continental Cup Finals in Australia
0 - Thailand are set to host teams chasing a place at Rio 2016
0 - Takemi Nishibori will partner Sayaka Mizoe
0 - Asia's top teams will participate in the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Cairns, Australia
0 - Qatar B team captain Assam Ahmed Mahmoud in action
0 - Australia claimed gold in the women's competition
0 - Mariafe Artacho (left) and Nicole Laird of Australia
Beach Volleyball - Cairns, Australian, June 26, 2016 – Qatar will be represented at an Olympic Games beach volleyball tournament for the first time after their men’s teams won the AVC Continental Cup on Sunday. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Cairns, Australia, June 25, 2016 - Vanuatu stunned China in the AVC Women’s Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in Cairns on Saturday to set up a gold medal match against hosts Australia and a potential spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Cairns, Australia, June 24, 2016 - The top seed Australian men’s and women’s teams are through to the semifinals of the AVC Continental Cup as the Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifier continues in Cairn. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Cairns, Australia, June 23, 2016 – Thirty-two of the best beach volleyball teams in Asia have arrived in Cairns, Australia and are ready to put everything on the line this weekend as they bid for one of the last remaining spots at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Kalasin, Thailand, May 14, 2016 – Iran powered past China to clinch the men’s team title as Japan had a scintillating win over Indonesia in the women’s showdown in the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup semifinals in Kalasin on Saturday. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Kalasin, Thailand, May 13, 2016 – Formidable China will go up against Iran in the final men’s team showdown of the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Phase 3 semifinals in Kalasin, with Japan and Indonesia battling it out in the final women’s team clash. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 2016 – Thailand will welcome teams chasing a place at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games when the country hosts the AVC Continental Cup Phase 3 semifinals. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Kawasaki, Japan, May 7, 2016 - The Japan women’s beach volleyball teams had a joint training session before heading to Thailand for the AVC Continental Cup, which will be held from May 12 to 14. ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Cairns, Australia, April 27, 2016 - The Asian Olympic Games beach volleyball qualifying event will bring the Asia-Pacific region’s best international volleyball talent to Cairns in June.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Doha, Qatar, January 5, 2016 – Hosts Qatar pulled off a convincing 2-0 victory over Oman in the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Western Zonal Championship in Qatar to qualify for the AVC Continental Cup Beach Volleyball Finals in Australia.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Rarotonga, Cook Islands, November 4, 2015 - The Australian women’s team has won the Oceania Continental Cup beach volleyball competition on the Cook Islands, but the Australian men had their colours lowered by New Zealand.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Rarotonga, Cook Islands, November 3, 2015 - Even though there’s nothing riding on this week’s Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in the Cook Islands for Australia, four teams who are hoping to make it to Rio next year are looking to make a statement.... Read full news
ASIA READY FoR RACE TO RIO
Japan and Australia won the first edition of the Men’s and Women’s AVC Beach Volleyball World Continental Cup respectively when it concluded just a few months before the London 2012 Olympic Games. Both countries will have much more competition this time around however, with over 40 national federations fighting for a place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The last edition saw the rise of many smaller nations, giving them the chance to compete and develop their national programmes as a direct result of the tournament.
