Event Title: Beach Volleyball World Tour 1-Star Vilnius

 

Date: 10 - 13 September 2020

Host City: Vilnius (LTU)

Venue: White Bridge Beach Volleyball Courts, City Centre

Stadium Capacity: 500 pers

Airport: Vilnius International

Distance from airport to venue: 8 km - 21 mins by bus

 

Prize Money: 5,000 EUR

Participating Teams: Main Draw of 16 teams plus Qualification Tournament (max. 16 teams)

 

Important Notes at the Challenging Times of COVID-19 Pandemic

 

The global COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on Beach Volleyball. In addition, movement and travel restrictions imposed by governments have resulted in the suspension of the World Tour Calendar.

 

Recently since the restrictions are gradually relaxed in some part of the world by the government, it is possible to organise sporting competition again and efforts have been made by respective National Federations and event organisers in order to find a safe way to restart the beach volleyball season in accordance with the guidance of medical experts, government and public health authorities. Due to the risks associated with COVID-19, this is a slow and careful process that requires well planning.

 

The health and safety of athletes, coaches, officials and fans remain the top FIVB and CEV priority, and both parties are working on developing guidelines for beach volleyball competition restart that will be shared to all interested parties at a later stage.

 

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

 

Travel Restrictions (constantly updated)

Citizens  from  the  European  Economic  Area,  Switzerland  and  the  United  Kingdom,  and  persons  lawfully residing in these countries, are allowed to enter Lithuania without self-isolation, provided that the incidence of COVID-19 (coronavirus infection) in their country of origin has not exceeded 16 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days. All  travellers  arriving  in  Lithuania  from  abroad  by  air  or  sea  have  to  register  with  the  National  Public  Health Centre through the following link https://keleiviams.nvsc.lt/en/form. All passengers must fill out forms on paper or online before disembarking. NPHC specialists will collect completed paper forms from travellers or check if they have filled them out online. Those travelling by land are obliged to register with the NPHC within 12 hours from the moment of arrival in the Republic of Lithuania. Athletes & accredited delegations members registered to the event need to regularly review the cross border restrictions communicatedby  the Ministry  of Foreign Affairs  of  the  Republic  of Lithuania  the following link https://urm.lt/default/en/important-covid19

The latest list of countries considered as affected by COVID-19 is updated every Monday and can be found under  the  following  ling http://koronastop.lrv.lt/en/news.  An  interactive  map  is  also  available  in  the  following link https://socmin.lrv.lt/lt/naujienos/valstybes-is-kuriu-grizus-butina-izoliacija-zemelapis

Other Medical Requirement by the Government (constantly updated)

National institute of Public Health: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/en/

Ministry of Health: https://sam.lrv.lt/en/ 

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. Please read carefully section 2.2 of the Events Regulations for more details.

 

Specific Hygiene Protocols Implemented at the event

A  set  of  Event  Specific  Hygiene Protocols  are  attached  as  an  Appendix  to  this  document  and  should  be carefully reviewed and properly applied by all participants before, during and after the competition.

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 (5 days before the start date of the 2020 World Tour).

 

World Ranking Points

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the FIVB Ranking System has been frozen since 16th March 2020 to ensure a fair entry points calculation and consistent Olympic Qualification process. It will be activated once the World Tour will officially resume, offering fair access to all eligible participating athletes to respective event.

Consequently,  as  of  the  date  when  the  current  version  is  published, no  FIVB  World Ranking  points  will  be allocated  to  the  concerned  event  and  therefore  it  will  not  impact  Entry  points  calculation  for  further  events. However,  the  concerned  event  still  counts  towards  eligibility  criteria  as  one  of  12  finishes  should  the  quota place  obtained  through  Continental  Cup  Finals  for  Tokyo  Olympic  Games.  Any  change  will  be  properly communicated to all parties through updated version of this document.