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Live daily from August 4th to 7th, kick-off press conference on August 1st live on ORF SPORT +, Sara Montagnoli as co-commentator
Vienna (OTS) – “That’s the way, aha, aha, I like it!” – when this refrain sounds, then it’s beach volleyball time in Austria. And Vienna is defending its reputation as the world capital of beach volleyball: after legendary tournaments on the Danube Island and last year’s European Championships on the Heumarkt, Hannes Jagerhofer and his team once again managed to put together a unique spectacle with the European volleyball association CEV: from 2. From August 7 to 7, 2022, the Red Bull Beach Arena in the heart of the Danube metropolis will be the venue for the A1 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup.
CEV President Aleksandar Boričić, Vienna City Councilor for Finance Peter Hanke, A1 CEO Marcus Grausam, ÖVV President Gernot Leitner, organizer Hannes Jagerhofer and all Austrian athletes will be present at the kick-off press conference on August 1st in Vienna.
The format of the Beach Volley Nations Cup is new for both fans and players and promises excitement throughout the tournament. Eight nations with two teams each compete for the title of European Champion of Nations for the first time. For Austria, Robin Seidl and Philipp Waller as well as Martin Ermacora and Moritz Pristauz will start for the men, Katharina Schützenhofer and Lena Plesiutschnig as well as Dorina and Ronja Klinger for the women.
Pool A for the women consists of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Latvia and Spain. Austria’s teams were drawn in Pool B to Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic. In Pool A for the men, Norway with the Olympic champions, world and European champions Mol/Sörum meets Italy, Poland and Germany. In Pool B Austria will initially face the Czech Republic, the other duel will be played by the Netherlands and Estonia.
Live broadcasts on ORF SPORT + and ORF 1:
Monday, August 1st, 11:00 a.m., OSP: Kick-off press conference of the beach volleyball premiere “EM of Nations” (reporter Boris Kastner-Jirka)
Thursday, August 4, 2:20 p.m. OSP: Day 3 Women’s Quarterfinals & Men’s Pool Games
Friday, August 5, 9.55 a.m., OSP: Day 4 men’s quarterfinals & women’s semi-finals (highlights at 10.30 p.m. on OSP and at 0.20 a.m. on ORF 1)
Saturday 6th August 9.55am OSP: Day 5 Men’s Semifinals & Women’s Bronze Game
Saturday, August 6, 4:20 p.m., ORF 1: Day 5 women’s gold game Saturday, August 6, 7:25 p.m., OSP: Day 5 men’s semifinals
Sunday 7 August 12:50pm OSP: Day 6 Men’s Bronze Game Sunday 7 August 4:25pm OSP: Day 6 Men’s Gold Game (Highlights at 8:15pm OSP)
Sunday, August 7th, 5:25 p.m., ORF 1: Day 6 men’s gold game
The commentators are Boris Kastner-Jirka and Johannes Hahn, with Sara Montagnoli acting as co-commentator. Karoline Rath-Zobernig moderates the transmissions.
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