The Beach Volleyball World Championships are back in Rome, ‘will be a unique event

After eleven long years, the Foro Italico Park is once again ready to welcome the beach volleyball champions with the world championships that will be held at the Foro Italico, theater in 2011 of the challenge between the two Brazilian couples composed of Juliana / Larissa and Alison / Emanuel who they won the world title in a packed center in every order of place. In the meantime, the discipline has undergone significant changes in the organization of the calendar. Since then many things have changed, including the exponential growth of the tricolor couples, a growth that culminated with the first, historic medal at the Olympic Games for an Italian team: Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, in fact, in Rio de Janeiro won the medal of ‘ silver. Sport, however, runs fast and in the meantime the federal project has led to a mix of blue couples: teams that will be nine at the starting line of a world championship that promises to be spectacular and compelling in a location universally considered as one of the most beautiful in the world. The one scheduled from 10 to 19 June will be the thirteenth edition of the World Championships, a highly anticipated tournament that promises a show, but which above all fits into the path that leads to the Olympic Games in Paris scheduled, as is known, between only two years. “Today is the ideal day for Sport and Health: this morning we were opening two school gyms in two very complicated districts of Naples and this afternoon we are at the Foro Italico to launch yet another event. An important, beautiful, long-awaited World Cup. Beach volleyball it is a discipline that young people, boys and women like so much, and it is practiced with ease. An innovative, green, sustainable discipline. We are waiting for you at the Foro Italico, where we expect a lot from our champions. Today I would define the Foro Italico as the home of world sport “, said Vito Cozzoli, president and managing director of Sport e Salute, during the press conference to present the beach volleyball World Cup at the WeSportUp of the Foro Italico, which will be held from Friday to June 19. “Last year we were in Cagliari behind closed doors, we were waiting for this year because it is a discipline that is very popular and will be practiced a lot on Italian beaches and beyond. But we are waiting for you on the sand of the Foro Italico”, added Cozzoli. The CEO of Sport and Health also shares the same opinion. “Continuing to believe in a wonderful sport like beach volleyball is extraordinary, a story born in 2008 thanks to the volleyball federation. We believed in it very much, so much so that we started with an open, today we are presenting the world championship which is one of the largest events in the world. international. Beach volleyball represents extraordinary values, it is inclusive with athletes who have wonderful stories. I am convinced that our boys next week will give us great joys in an extraordinarily competitive world, it will be a unique event “, underlined Diego Nepi Molineris. “A world championship gives you responsibility towards athletes, public and stakeholders but we must ensure that this world championship is remembered. I am convinced that the deeds and achievements of these athletes will remain impressed. It is a mix of sport, history and life”, he said. concluded the CEO of Sport and Health. “With this great tournament Rome is confirmed even more as a city of great events, I thank the president and the dg of Sport and Health”, added Alessandro Onorato, councilor of the Great Events, Sport and Tourism of the Municipality of Rome. The 48 participating couples ( for each scoreboard, female and male) will be distributed in 12 pools. The top two in each pool (24 teams) and the best 4 third-ranked pairs (total 28 pairs therefore) will advance to the knockout phase (round of 32). The remaining 8 teams finished third in their respective pools will play the four matches valid as lucky losers thus completing the knockout draw with the 32 teams still in the race (round of 32). The entire world championship will include 216 matches during the 10 days of competition. Of the 48 participating couples – again for each scoreboard, female and male – 25 were determined by the FIVB entry points (including the 2 places guaranteed to Italy as host country). The 5 World Confederations were assigned 4 places (intended as couples, teams) each for a total of 20 formations. The remaining 3 teams were determined by the assignment of wild cards. From Thursday 7 April the ticket office for the world championship is online. Rai will broadcast the beach volleyball World Championship matches. Great is the commitment of the main national broadcaster that will broadcast the most exciting matches of the world championship on the thematic channel Rai Sport Hd with daily coverage. For the semifinals and finals, the television proposal will double with Sky Sport which will broadcast the races valid for the highlight phase. Naturally, the races of the world championship will also be broadcast on the Volleyball World Tv streaming platform.