Canadian Beach Volleyball Teams Off to Mexico for Olympic Qualifying myKawartha.com
go to original June 19, 2012

Heather Bansley, left, and Liz Maloney are hoping to make it to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Volleyball Canada has announced its two men's and two women's teams for the Continental Cup Olympic qualifying tournament in beach volleyball June 21-23 in Mazatlan, Mexico.

For the women, the Canadian entries are Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney, both of Toronto, and Annie Martin of Sherbrooke, Que., and Marie-Andree Lessard of Ville LaSalle, Que.

For the men, the Canadian pairs are Josh Binstock of Toronto and Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., and Ben Saxton of Calgary and Christian Redmann of Toronto.

The winner in both the men's and women's competition earns a berth for their country to the 2012 London Games. The second- and third-place teams will head to Moscow for a last chance Olympic qualifying event.

If Canada earns an Olympic berth, the same teams will play off July 7 in Volleyball Canada's Olympic Trials in Toronto to determine which will go to London.

For both the men's and women's competition, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico will also field two pairs apiece and Costa Rica will have one entry.

Selections to the Continental Cup for both men and women were based on performances on the FIVB World Tour circuit.

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