Useful Information
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.