{"id":45846,"date":"2019-08-13T17:34:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=45846"},"modified":"2019-08-13T17:34:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:34:43","slug":"beach-volleyball-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/beach-volleyball-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"BEACH VOLLEYBALL CONFIRMED FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Lausanne, Switzerland, August 13, 2019 &#8211; Beach volleyball was on Tuesday confirmed as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games sports programme after the 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) approved the proposal to retain the sport following its hugely successful debut in Gold Coast last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) met at Edgbaston Stadium, home of Warwickshire Country Cricket Club, to announce the addition of beach volleyball, as well as women\u2019s T20 cricket and para table tennis.<\/p>\n<p>CGF President Dame Louise Martin said: \u201cToday is a historic day for the Commonwealth Games and I am delighted that we can now confirm Birmingham 2022 will have the largest ever female and para-sport programme in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to congratulate and formally welcome women\u2019s T20 cricket, beach volleyball and para table tennis to the official sports programme for Birmingham 2022 and I know they will all help enhance what will be a spectacular and vibrant multi-sport event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Gra\u00e7a F\u00b0 said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FIVB is honoured that beach volleyball has once again been selected for the Commonwealth Games after its successful debut in Gold Coast last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolleyball is an inclusive sport that is enjoyed all over the commonwealth by people of all abilities and backgrounds. As a sports leader in gender equality, we are extremely proud to be part of Birmingham 2022, an event which is set to have the biggest female and para sports programmes in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beach volleyball proved to be one of the most popular sports at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, with every session sold out over seven days of exciting competition. In total, Birmingham 2022 expects to welcome 4,500 athletes across 18 sports, from 27 July &#8211; 7 August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lausanne, Switzerland, August 13, 2019 &#8211; Beach volleyball was on Tuesday confirmed as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games sports programme after the 71 Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) approved&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":45847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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