COVID-19 Information

The health and safety of players, coaches, officials and fans remain the top of the FIVB & CEV priority and to achieve this goal, a number of documents have been developed including the CEV Competitions Hygiene Guidelines and the CEV Hygiene Guidelines – Beach Volleyball Specifications, as well as FIVB guidelines.  These documents are complementing each other and should be both carefully followed for a proper event delivery.

Further to above, it is important for all participants to study the below points carefully

Covid-19 test certificate

Please take note that all Athletes & accredited delegation members must have a printed negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate issued prior to their travel yet no later than 72 hours before the respective Preliminary Inquiry they attend.

Players will be submitted to a rapid test on the venue (Ladeuzeplein Leuven) as follows:

For players who booked a training session, 2 time slots are available:

-       14th July 2021: 09h00 – 11h00

-       14th July 2021: 13h00 – 18h00

For players who did not ask any training session:

-       14th July 2021: 13h00 – 18h00

For Main Draw players: 15th July 2021

Please take note that any team delegation member wishing to proceed to a PCR test before returning in his/her home country must send a written request to Ms Eva HOREMANS: eva.horemans@volleyvlaanderen.be no later than Saturday 10th July 2021 by providing the following information:

Last name, First name, Gender, Nationality, Passport number, Phone number, Mail Address.

Please take note that the cost for a PCR test amounts to 65 Euros per person. This amount shall be transferred on the following bank account:

Volley Vlaanderen vzw

Beneluxlaan 22  - 1800 Vilvoorde, Belgium

IBAN : BE16 7370 0185 5874

BIC : KREDBEBB

A proof of payment will be requested. Without proof of payment, there will be no possibility to do a PCR test on the competition venue (Ladeuzeplein Leuven).

 

Travel Restrictions (constantly updated)

The information regarding travel restrictions to Belgium is available in the following links:

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm

https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/

Since 1st July 2021, the Belgian National Government imposed some new travel restrictions for high risk countries. The countries banned to enter Belgium are listed under the following link: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/countries-with-high-risk/ .

Unfortunately, there will be no exemption even for high level sport competition.

The list of countries eligible to enter Belgium is constantly updated. Therefore, you are kindly requested to check the above links on a regular basis.

For other countries, the organiser will provide an official invitation to the team delegations participating to the Main Draw and Qualification Round to ensure their entry in Belgium. Please address your request including your name, first name, nationality, date of birth and copy of your passport to secretariat@volleybelgium.be 

When entering Belgium from abroad an online Pre-Travel-Clearance is mandatory. The Pre-Travel-Clearance form is available under https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form

All travelling teams are requested to follow all protective measures regarding COVID-19 during their travel to Belgium.

 

Specific Hygiene Protocols Implemented at the event

An Event Specific Hygiene Guidelines document has been developed and is added as an annex to the Event Regulations. This should be carefully reviewed and properly applied by all participants before, during and after the entire process in line with the respective requirements and recommendations applied by the National Authorities and the competition amended protocols.

Waiver document

A Waiver document will be added as an annex to the Event Regulations which should be signed by all Team Delegation Members and provided during the Preliminary Inquiry.

Withdrawal due to Travel Restrictions

Considering the changing environment and the constantly updating travel restrictions imposed by National Authorities across the world, the FIVB and CEV have decided to waive any sanctions to withdrawals due to such restrictions up to the last minute withdrawal stage of the competition.

World Ranking Points

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the FIVB Ranking System had been frozen since 16th March 2020 and has been reopened following the World Tour 4-star event in Qatar on 8-12 March 2021. 

In addition it was decided that once the FIVB Ranking system reopens, the calculation date window will be extended from 365 days to 365 + number of days that the ranking has been frozen, while the respective methodology for entry and seeding points will remain as per the Sports Regulations.

The awarding of the FIVB World Ranking points will be applied for this event as per the Sports Regulations, in case a fair access to all eligible and registered to participate athletes is ensured and will be confirmed after the issuing of the confirmed lists.