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Mexican Beach Bums Battle for Olympic Berths

Mexico gears up for the 2024 Beach Volleyball World Tour! Top national teams battle for Olympic spots in Guadalajara and Tepic. Stars like Flores/Gutierrez and Sarabia/Cruz lead the charge.

Mexicanist

Apr 12, 2024 — 2 min read

Mexico's beach volleyball stars soar towards Olympic qualification. Credit: CONADE

The 2024 Beach Volleyball World Tour, organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), stops in our country with two important tournaments: the Challenge Guadalajara, from April 11 to 14, and the Elite 16 Tepic, from April 17 to 21, both of which count towards the ranking for the 2024 Olympic Games.

As has been recurrent recently, Mexico reaffirms itself as one of the favorite destinations of the international organization to host the best volleyball players in the world, who are in the final stretch of their process to the summer competition.

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