Beach Volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 17 to August 27. This was the first time beach volleyball was held at the Youth Olympics with indoor volleyball appearing at the 2010 edition.Youth Olympic Games: Beach volleyball set for colourful debut The events took place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Qualification
A total of 36 teams participated in each gender category. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a maximum of 2 teams of 2 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China was initially given the maximum quota, but only field a girls' team. A further 10 teams, 5 in each gender was to be decided by the Tripartite Commission, but only 5 were given. The other spots were reallocated to the top ranked teams not yet qualified. Each of the five volleyball federations hosted qualification events to qualify 12 teams, 6 in each gender.
Africa and Asia hosted a single qualification tournament while Europe created a Youth Continental Cup with different zonal stages ending with a final qualification tournament. South America created a six legged tour, though only five events were held where the six countries with the most points qualified and North, Central America and Caribbean hosted four zonal tournaments where the winners qualified to the Youth Olympics and a final tournament where the top two nations qualified.
Only athletes born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999 were eligible to participate in the 2014 Youth Olympics.
Boys
Event Location Date Total Teams QualifiedHost Nation - - 0 EVCA Zone Qualification Tournament Pigeon Point 18–20 October 2013 1 CAZOVA Zone Qualification Tournament Maracus Bay 26–28 November 2013 1 Central Zone Qualification Tournament Fajardo 6–8 December 2013 1 AFECAVOL Zone Qualification Tournament Guatemala City 1–2 February 2014 1 AVC Qualification Tournament Nakhon Si Thammarat 4–6 April 2014 6 CAVB Qualification Tournament Accra 11–13 April 2014 6 NORCECA Final Qualification Tournament Carolina 12–13 April 2014 2 2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final Antalya 15–17 May 2014 6 CSV Youth Tour Final Rankings - 19 May 2014 6 Tripartite Invitation - - 3 Reallocation - - 3 TOTAL 36
Girls
Event Location Date Total Teams QualifiedHost Nation - - 1 EVCA Zone Qualification Tournament Pigeon Point 18–20 October 2013 1 CAZOVA Zone Qualification Tournament Maracus Bay 26–28 November 2013 1 Central Zone Qualification Tournament Fajardo 6–8 December 2013 1 AFECAVOL Zone Qualification Tournament Guatemala City 1–2 February 2014 1 AVC Qualification Tournament Nakhon Si Thammarat 4–6 April 2014 6 CAVB Qualification Tournament Accra 11–13 April 2014 6 NORCECA Final Qualification Tournament Carolina 12–13 April 2014 2 2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final Antalya 15–17 May 2014 6 CSV Youth Tour Final Rankings - 19 May 2014 6 Tripartite Invitation - - 2 Reallocation - - 3 TOTAL 36
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. During the group stage there will be three sessions per day in order for all teams to play their match. Likewise the quarterfinals will have two sessions in order for all teams to play on the two main courts.
All times are CST (UTC+8) Event date Event day Starting time Event details August 17 Sunday 08:0015:0019:00 Boys' Group StageGirls' Group Stage August 18 Monday 08:0015:0019:00 Boys' Group StageGirls' Group Stage August 19 Tuesday 08:0015:0019:00 Boys' Group StageGirls' Group Stage August 21 Thursday 08:0015:0019:00 Boys' Group StageGirls' Group Stage August 22 Friday 08:0015:0019:00 Boys' Group StageGirls' Group Stage August 24 Sunday 08:00 Boys' Round of 24Girls' Round of 24 August 24 Sunday 18:00 Boys' Round of 16Girls' Round of 16 August 25 Monday 15:0020:00 Boys' QuarterfinalsGirls' Quarterfinals August 26 Tuesday 15:00 Girls' Semifinals August 26 Tuesday 20:00 Girls' Medal Matches August 27 Wednesday 15:00 Boys' Semifinals August 27 Wednesday 20:00 Boys' Medal Matches
Medal summary Medal table
Events Boys' TournamentOleg StoyanovskiyArtem YarzutkinJosé Tigrito GómezRolando HernándezSantiago AulisiLeo AveiroGirls' TournamentAna Patricia Silva RamosEduarda Santos LisboaMegan McNamaraNicole McNamaraLisa ArnholdtSarah Schneider
References
External links Official Results Book – Beach volleyball