QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020

INTERNATIONAL VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION (FIVB)

Beach Volleyball

A. EVENTS (2)

Men’s Event (1) Women’s Event (1)

24-team tournament 24-team tournament

B. ATHLETES QUOTA

1. Total Quota for Beach Volleyball:

Tripartite Commission
Qualification Places Host Country Places Total
Invitation Places
Men 46 (23 teams) 2 (1 team) - 48 (24 teams)
Women 46 (23 teams) 2 (1 team) - 48 (24 teams)
Total 92 (46 teams) 4 (2 teams) - 96 (48 teams)

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:

Quota per NOC

Men 4 (2 teams)
Women 4 (2 teams)
Total 8 (4 teams)

3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:

The quota place is allocated to the NOC.

Each NOC must, upon recommendation of the respective National Federation, choose its athletes respecting
the criteria set forth in section C. Athlete Eligibility.

C. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited
to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement
Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions). Only those athletes who comply with the Olympic
Charter may participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Age Requirements:
The minimum age for a Beach Volleyball athlete is 14 years old, on the first day of the competition at the
Olympic Games. All athletes participating in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 must therefore be born on/or
before 26 July 2006.

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Anti-Doping Requirements:
The FIVB will only allow the registration of clean athletes who have been tested during the qualification period
starting 1st June 2018 and ending 28th June 2020 (the “Qualification Period”).

Additional IF Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, all athletes must comply with the requirements
set out in Chapter 1 (Status of Players) of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Sport Regulations and Article 5 FIVB
Volleyball Sports Regulations and with the rules of the FIVB as described below:
1. To be eligible to represent an NOC that has been allocated a quota place through the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament, the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World
Championships or the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020, all athletes must have participated as
an individual in a minimum of 12 of the following events: the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic
Qualification Tournament; the 2019 FIVB Senior World Championships; FIVB World Tour 1*-5* events;
recognised Continental Tours Finals, scheduled from 1st September 2018 until 14th June 2020.

In the event that an NOC/NF has earned a quota place through the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic
Qualification Tournament, the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships or the
Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020, the NOC/NF must choose its athletes from its twelve (12) best
eligible athletes according to the FIVB Ranking Points accumulated within the Qualification Period
while participating in events listed in the previous paragraph.

2. To be eligible to represent an NOC that has been allocated a quota place through the Beach Volleyball
Continental Cup Final or the Host Country Places, all athletes must have participated as an individual
in a minimum of 12 of the following events: the FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cups (each phase
counts as one event); Recognized Competitions: Continental Tours, National Tours, Zonal Tours; FIVB
Competitions as defined in the FIVB Handbook, scheduled from 1st June 2018 until 28th June 2020.

In the event that an NOC/NF has earned a quota place through the Continental Cup Final or the Host
Country Places, the NOC/NF must choose its athletes from its twelve (12) best eligible athletes as per
the FIVB Ranking Points accumulated within the Qualification Period while participating in events listed
in the previous paragraph.

Late Athlete Replacement Policy:

The Late Athlete Replacement Policy will apply to athletes of NOCs which have already confirmed their
respective quota place(s) and are part of the Final Entries list of participating athletes in the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games.

The purpose of the Late Athlete Replacement Policy is to allow for an athlete to be replaced by an athlete of
the same NOC after the deadline for the Final Entries list of participating athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games (start 7 July 2020 00:00 Tokyo time [GMT+9] until the conclusion of the Preliminary Inquiry of Beach
Volleyball tournament at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The grounds for replacement must either be based on an urgent medical conditions preventing the participation
of the athlete to be replaced or based on exceptional circumstances, the existence of which are to be assessed
on a case by case basis by the FIVB, the Organising Committee and the IOC Sports Department altogether.

The replacing athlete must have participated as an individual in a minimum of 12 of the following events: the
FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cups (each phase counts as one event); Recognized Competitions:
Continental Tours, National Tours, Zonal Tours; FIVB Competitions, scheduled from 1st June 2018 until 28th
June 2020 and have been placed on the NOC’s Athlete Accreditation Long List by (date to be added) their
respective NOC. In the event that the NOC is unable to field a replacement, the NOC automatically forfeits the
relevant quota place and the principles set out in section F. Reallocation of Unused Quota Places will apply.

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For the sake of clarity, section F. Reallocation of Unused Quota Places cannot apply once the Preliminary
Inquiry is completed.

The Organising Committee and the IOC Sports Department may impose additional requirements at all times,
including the use of a specific form.

D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

Each NOC/NF will be able to qualify using the Olympic Ranking or by winning a qualification tournament (the
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament; the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World
Championships; FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Finals) held worldwide from 1st June 2018 to 28th June
2020.

The Olympic Ranking is established based on the FIVB Ranking Points earned at the 12 best performances
as a team in the 2019 FIVB Senior World Championships, FIVB World Tour 1*-5* events and recognised
Continental Tour Finals (in case of multiple participation during the Qualification Period, only the best result
will be considered) from 1st September 2018 until 14th June 2020.

An athlete can earn a maximum of one (1) quota place for his/her NOC/NF to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

QUALIFICATION PLACES

The qualification events are listed in chronological order of qualification.

MEN / WOMEN

Number of
Quota Places Qualification Event
Per Gender
2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships 28 June – 7 July 2019,
Hamburg, Germany
1 team
The 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champion team will earn one (1) quota place for
(2 athletes)
its NOC/NF to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, respecting the maximum of two (2) quota
places per NOC/NF.

FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament 18 – 22 September 2019,

Haiyang, China

The two (2) play-off winners of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification
2 teams Tournament will each earn one (1) quota place for their NOC/NF to the Olympic Games
(4 athletes) Tokyo 2020 respecting the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

An athlete having already earned one (1) quota place for its NOC/NF through the 2019
FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships will not be eligible to compete in the
FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament.

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Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020

Men: http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/OGRanking_M.asp
Women: http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/OGRanking_W.asp

The 15 highest ranked teams on the Olympic Ranking as of 15th June 2020 will each earn
15 teams
one (1) quota place for their NOC/NF to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, respecting the
(30 athletes) maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.
In the event of a tie in the established Olympic Ranking between two or more teams the
following criteria will apply in the following order, to determine the team(s) earning a
quota place for their NOC/NF:
1. The total FIVB Ranking Points accumulated as a team in the 2019 FIVB Senior
World Championships, FIVB World Tour 1*-5* events and recognised
Continental Tour Finals (in case of multiple participation during the Qualification
Period, only the best result will be considered) from 1st September 2018 to 14th
June 2020;
2. The total number of events (the 2019 FIVB Senior World Championships, FIVB
World Tour 1*-5* events and recognised Continental Tour Finals [in case of
multiple participation during the Qualification Period, only the best result will be
considered]) the team has participated in from 1st September 2018 to 14th June
2020;
3. The highest FIVB Ranking Points obtained as a team in one single event (either
the 2019 FIVB Senior World Championships, FIVB World Tour 1*-5* events and
recognised Continental Tour Finals [in case of multiple participation during the
Qualification Period, only the best result will be considered]) from 1st September
2018 to 14th June 2020; if still tied, the 2nd highest FIVB Ranking Points obtained
as a team in one single event from 1st September 2018 to 14th June 2020; if still
tied, then 3rd highest or 4th highest, etc. until the tie is broken. In the event that
the tie cannot be broken, the quota place will be allocated by a draw of lots held
between the two (2) teams.

An athlete can earn a maximum of one (1) quota place for his/her NOC/NF to Olympic
Games Tokyo 2020. In the event that the same athlete(s) who already earned the quota
place for his/her NOC/NF through the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification
Tournament or through the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships,
the next highest ranked eligible team on the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020 will
earn one (1) quota place for its NOC/NF to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, respecting
the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (2018 – 2020)

A Beach Volleyball Continental Cup will take place between 1st June 2018 and 28th June
2020, within each Confederation.

The competition format will be as follows: 1st phase, 2nd phase and Final phase (i.e.
Continental Cup Final to be held from 22nd to 28th June 2020). The winning NFs moves
5 teams on to the next phase.
(10 athletes)
Each NOC/NF is represented by two (2) teams per gender at the Beach Volleyball
Continental Cup.

The highest placed NOC/NF of each Beach Volleyball Continental Cup will earn one (1)
quota place, respecting the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

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NOCs/NFs which have already obtained two (2) quota places as per the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament, the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior
World Championships or the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020 will not compete
in the Final phase (i.e. Continental Cup Final). They will be replaced by the next eligible
NOC/NF in the 2nd phase.

An athlete having already earned one (1) quota place for its NOC/NF through the FIVB
Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament, the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball
Senior World Championships or the Olympic Ranking List established on 15th June 2020
will not be eligible to compete in the Final phase (i.e. Continental Cup Final).

National Olympic Trials:

NOCs/NFs having obtained quota places for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 may organize National Olympic
Trials to determine their representing team(s). Athletes selected through the National Olympic Trials must
comply with the eligibility requirements as specified in section C. Athlete Eligibility.

NOC/NF organising National Olympic Trials shall inform the date/location/format of such trials no later than 5
working days prior to the start of such tournament to the FIVB.

HOST COUNTRY PLACES

The Host Country is guaranteed:

- One team (1) quota places per gender (i.e. two (2) athletes per gender);
- The right to participate in all qualification events to earn a second quota place per gender.
Athletes selected to represent the Host Country must meet the criteria set forth in section C. Athlete Eligibility.

E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES

CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION PLACES

Following each qualification event, FIVB will publish the results on its website www.fivb.org and inform the
respective NOC of their allocated quota places. The NFs shall be copied in all communications to their
respective NOC.

The NOCs will then have two (2) weeks and exceptionally four (4) days after the last qualifying event (22nd to
28th June 2020 to confirm if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed in section G. Qualification
Timeline.

CONFIRMATION OF HOST COUNTRY PLACES

The Host NOC has to confirm the use of the allocated Host Country Places (in compliance with eligibility
requirements) to FIVB by 15th June 2020.

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F. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION PLACES

If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline or is
declined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated as follows:

- If the quota place(s) is obtained through FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament, the
quota place will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked eligible team on the Olympic
Ranking List of 15th June 2020, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places
per NOC/NF.

- If the quota place(s) is obtained through the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships,
the quota place will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked eligible team on the Olympic
Ranking List of 15th June 2020, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places
per NOC/NF.

- If the quota place(s) is obtained through the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020, the quota place
will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked eligible team on the Olympic Ranking List of
15th June 2020, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

- If the quota place(s) is obtained through the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Finals, the quota place
will be reallocated to the next highest placed NOC/NF of the respective Beach Volleyball Continental
Cup Final, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES

Should the Host Country decide not to participate, the unused Host Country Place will be reallocated to the
NOC of the next highest ranked eligible team of the same gender on the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June
2020, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

Should the Host Country acquire a second quota place through the FIVB Beach Volleyball Qualification
Tournament, the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championship and/or the Olympic Ranking List
of 15th June 2020, the unused quota place will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked eligible
team of the same gender on the Olympic Ranking List of 15th June 2020, whose NOC has not yet obtained
the maximum of two (2) quota places per NOC/NF.

In the event that the second quota place obtained by the Host Country through qualification events has been
obtained at the occasion of the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Finals, the unused quota place will be
reallocated to the next highest placed NOC/NF of the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in which the
Host Country participated in, whose NOC has not yet obtained the maximum of two (2) quota places per
NOC/NF.

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G. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE

Date Mileston
1 June 2018 – 28 June 2020 Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
1 September 2018 – 14 June Olympic Ranking
2020
28 June – 7 July 2019 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships (Hamburg,
Germany)
8 July 2019 FIVB to confirm NOC/NF having earned quota place through the 2019
FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships
22July 2019 NOC/NF to confirm use of the quota place earned through the 2019
FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships
18 – 22 September 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT)
(Haiyang, China)
23 September 2019 FIVB to confirm NOC/NF having earned quota place through the FIVB
Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT)
7 October 2019 NOC/NF to confirm use of the quota place earned through the FIVB
Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT)
15 June 2020 The Host NOC must confirm the use of the allocated quota places (in
compliance with eligibility requirements) to FIVB.
15 June 2020 FIVB to publish the Olympic Ranking and to inform NOCs/NFs of the
quota places earned through Olympic Ranking
29 June 2020 NOCs to confirm use of the quota places earned through Olympic
Ranking to FIVB
29 June 2020 FIVB to inform NOCs/NFs of the quota places earned through
Continental Cup Finals
2 July 2020 NOCs to confirm use of the quota places earned through the
Continental Cup Finals to FIVB
By 5 July 2020 FIVB to reallocate all unused quota places
6 July 2020 Tokyo 2020 Sport Entries deadline
24 July – 9 August 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

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