Rwanda the country of 1000 hills will boast next after it is named to host a 2 star Beach Volleyball Event.
Rwanda hosted a 1 star Beach Volleyball Tournament in the Rubavu Beach area last year between the 21st and 24th of August in which Ground Sports was in attendance. This was the first tournament of its kind in the country and it was a successful fulfillment by the organizers.
After a long wait of close to one year owing to the CoronaVirus, FIVB has released a tentative Beach Volleyball schedule which indicates that Rwanda will host a 2 Star Beach Volleyball Tournament between the 10th and 14th of February, 2021.
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February 10-14: Rwanda two-star
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February 22-26: Doha one-star (men only)
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March 4-7: Langkawi one-star
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March 8-12: Doha four-star (men only)
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March 24-28: Gold Coast four-star
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March 31-April 4: Cancun four-star
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April 7-11: Itapema four-star
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April 8-11: Satun one-star
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April 21-25: Yangzhou four-star
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April 28-May 2: Xiamen four-star
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May 5-9: Jinjiang three-star
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May 6-9: Johor one-star
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May 19-23: Poland four-star (city TBD)
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May 26-30: Sochi four-star
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June 2-6: Ostrava four-star
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June 9-13: Jurmala four-star
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June 10-13: Miguel Pereira one-star
*** End of Olympic qualification period for Tokyo 2021 ***
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June 30-July 4: Portugal three-star (city TBD)
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July 6-11: Gstaad Major
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July 23-August 8: Tokyo Olympic Games
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September 8-12: Rome World Tour Finals
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September 8-12: Bali two-star
In the tournament held in Rubavu last year, Japan’s Shoji and Kurasaka defeated England’s Javier and Joaquin at the semi-final stage to clinch a spot at the final. The Japanese faced a tough opponent in Denmark’s Overgaard and Jacob in a tightly contested match in which they came back to win 2-1 (12-21, 21-17, and 17-15) and claim gold.
In the lady’s completion, The Netherlands’ Mexime and Iris won in the women’s final 2-0 (21-16, 23-21) win over Denmark’s Signe and Cecile. Rwanda Emerged 4th for the ladies.
