There are a couple of new pages on the Beach Volleyblog to show you who is in and who is out when it comes to Olympic qualification.

We know that the World Champs are going to Tokyo. That means Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy will represent Russia for the men and Humana-Paredes and Pavan will be playing for Canada in the women’s tournament. So, that is one team in for each gender. What about the other 23? The new Olympic Qualification Status pages will be updated after every major event.

It is no surprise that Mol and Sorum are topping the Olympic rankings after a dominant summer. Photo by FIVB.

Your favorite part is going to be pathway number 3, the Olympic rankings. It answers the question, if the Olympic Qualification cycle ended today, which it doesn’t but it is fun to talk about anyway, who would be in? You probably know that the top 15 teams in the Olympic rankings make it to Tokyo. But did you remember that only two teams can play from each country? That means that a team in the top 15 that is third in their own country race will be out. That is bad news for one Brazilian men’s team at and a handful of American and Brazilian women’s pairs. The World Champions from Russia and Canada are already in, so I pulled off the list, too.

When all of the qualification rules are taken into account, Karla Borger and Julia Sude from Germany rise from 20th on the Olympic list to 15th. The men’s side isn’t as dramatic, but Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner go from 17th to 15th.

Karla Borger would be diving into the Tokyo sand if Olympic qualification ended today. Photo by FIVB.

So follow the links above to check out the new pages. I also added a menu at the top of the page, so you can check back easily whenever you want.

Please let me know if you like the new pages or if you have any additional suggestions by sending me a message or commenting here.