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Nigeria get new rules ahead of beach volleyball qualification for Tokyo 2020

The Olympic rings are seen in front of Tokyo’s iconic Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower at Odaiba Marine Park on January 20, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed till 2021, different games to be played at the Olympics are adjusting to the schedule and beach volleyball is falling in line.

This comes in line with the update qualification system principles provided by the International Olympic Committee.

Beach volleyball Olympics qualification rankings now have new dates and deadline.

According to a press release from FIVB, the new Olympic Ranking qualification deadline has been extended until 13 June 2021, with the Olympic Ranking list now scheduled to be published on 14 June 2021. Added to this, the new Continental Cup qualification deadline has been moved to 27 June 2021, with the Continental Cup Finals now taking place between 21 and 27 June 2021.

Nigeria and Zambia had qualified for the final rounds of the Tokyo 2020 beach volleyball qualifiers.