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Representatives from Spain, Norway, Croatia and Slovenia, in the female category, and Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Slovenia in the men compete to move forward in the competition to be designated by couples who get tickets for the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and the secretary of the Royal Spanish Federation of Beach Volleyball, Juan Pedro Sanchez, presented this morning the third round of the Continental Cup 2015 to be held at the International Centre for Development of Beach Volleyball Lorca between 9 and 10 May.

Representatives from Spain, Norway, Croatia and Slovenia, in the female category, and Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Slovenia in the men compete to move forward in the competition to be designated by couples who get tickets for the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

Francisco Jodar has indicated that the Continental Cup is a unique event of great importance for the Spanish beach volleyball.

It enjoys an even more relevant as it takes place in national territory, such as the Center for Development of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Lorca, which will take center stage this third round is developed.

In the match of Lorca, the Spanish quipo beach volleyball in the female category will face the representatives of Norway, Croatia and Slovenia;

and the men, the rivals will be Belgium, Switzerland and Slovenia.

The mayor explained that the parties will begin on Saturday, May 9, at 10.00 and will run all day, with the last crossing initially scheduled for 1950 hours.

The finals are scheduled for Sunday at 10.00 in the women's tournament and 11.00 in the men's tournament.

Couples who finished the tournament in first place will qualify directly for the final round to be held in 2016. Thus, the pairs ending in second and third place in the group will access the fourth round, scheduled to be held in August and September this year.

Jodar Alonso stressed that among the players of the Spanish team Lorca Fran Thomas, who played with his teammate Cesar Menendez is.

Also part of the men's team couples Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira;

and Fran Marco and Christian Garcia.

Couples Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo;

Angela Lobato and Paula Soria;

and Esther Rivera and his partner Amaranta Fernandez completed the women's team that will fight for the ticket to the final.

Lorca Mayor stressed that the tournament at the International Centre for Development of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, who managed an investment of 2.4 million euros, will debut in the season for the Spanish representatives in major international competition mode quintessential summer.

It will be the first major tournament that is played on the excellent and newly released RFEVB manages facilities in Lorca, a modern set to become the best spot for beach volleyball development in Europe.

It is recalled that the facilities of Sport Modernization have 8.358'80 square meters dedicated to the sport.

It includes 4 outdoor beach volleyball courts, one with a broad stands;

the first phase of the residence for athletes;

a gym;

green areas and internal development.

This center, as is being demonstrated with the reception of the Continental Cup, is the main pillar on which the practice of Beach Volleyball will be held in our country, because it will mark a before and after for the sport of Lorca will national capital.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca