Beach volleyball
ÖVV women in the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup
Austria's beach volleyball players have reached the quarter-finals of the final tournament of the European Nations Cup!
Katharina Schützenhöfer/Lena Plesiutschnig and Dorina Klinger/Ronja Klinger both beat Slovenian pairings in two sets in Jurmala, where the last Olympic quota places will be awarded. Ukraine awaits in the quarter-finals.
The men's teams, who had to play in an unusual line-up due to injury, also celebrated an opening victory in Latvia. Timo Hammarberg/Moritz Pristauz and Christoph Dressler/Philipp Waller put Portugal in their place with two-set victories 2:0. Advancement could be secured on Friday against Spain, who lost to Portugal.
Only the tournament winner secures an Olympic starting place on Sunday
The duels between the twelve nations per gender will be played with at least two matches. The matches will be played in four groups of three, with the top two from each pool advancing to the quarter-finals. Only the tournament winner will secure an Olympic starting place on Sunday. The only Paris ticket so far was secured by Alexander Horst and Julian Hörl via the Pro Tour rankings in the last round.
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