Toronto to host Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 21, 2016 – The International Volleyball Federation and the Beach Major Company are pleased to announce Toronto, Canada as the venue for this year’s Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals from September 14 to 18. The second edition of the World Tour Finals follows on from the highly successful event in Fort Lauderdale, USA in 2015 which crowned Brazilians Bruno Oscar Schmidt/Alison Cerutti and Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca.FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° said : “The Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals are taking beach volleyball to a new level of excellence and ensuring it takes the next step towards becoming the world’s leading family sport entertainment. Fans can look forward to a great event when the world’s best teams gather in Toronto for what promises to be a fitting climax to a spectacular Olympic year.”The much-anticipated second edition of the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals in Toronto will cap a bumper season for international beach volleyball, including Major Series events in Hamburg, Porec, Gstaad and Klagenfurt, Grand Slams in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Olsztyn and Long Beach, the beach volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and a total of 13 Open events. Taking place from September 14 to 18, teams will be able to collect the last points to …

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