Beach volleyball makes a welcome return to the Commonwealth Games programme for Birmingham 2022 after impressing on its debut on Australia’s Gold Coast. This fast-paced team sport is all about athleticism, teamwork and tactics and it is being tipped to be one of the star attractions of the home Games.
Beach volleyball at Birmingham 2022
Who will represent Team England?
The race to secure Team England’s place in the men’s and women’s tournaments is a hotly contested one.
When beach volleyball made its Commonwealth Games debut in 2018, Jess Grimson/Victoria Palmer and Jake Sheaf/Chris Gregory were the chosen pairs and came close to winning bronze medals.
Now, with a burgeoning beach volleyball scene in England, there is an even larger group of rising stars who are fighting for the chance to represent their country, as proven at our Commonwealth Games Funding Tournament.
Ultimately, whoever wins our Commonwealth Games Selection Tournament in May 2022 will be chosen to represent Team England.
Four years after the Gold Coast, with the same fight and determination but with the roar of a home crowd cheering them on, the goal for the chosen teams is to secure a place on the podium.
When will beach volleyball take place during the Commonwealth Games?
Beach volleyball will feature on 9 out of 11 days of spectacular sporting action in Birmingham.
The home Games’ opening ceremony is set for Thursday, 28th July and two days later on Saturday, 30th July, the first athletes will step out onto the beach courts.
Featuring both weekends, beach volleyball continues right through the Games until its climax on Sunday, 7th August, the penultimate day of Birmingham 2022, when the battle for bronze, silver and gold medals climaxes.
Click here to view Birmingham 2022’s action-packed daily schedule.
