Angola and South Africa: Pieces to complete the Olympic Beach Volleyball puzzle

(BEIJING, July 24) -- After releasing a provisional qualifier list for the Beijing 2008 Beach Volleyball competition, FIVB, the world's organizing body for beach volleyball, has recently made the picture complete by choosing Emanuel Fernandes/Morais Abreu (Angola) and Judith Augoustides/Vitalila Nel (South Africa) to fill the last spots for Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

As stipulated by relevant FIVB regulations, at least one team shall be chosen to represent each continent in the Olympic Beach Volleyball tournament.

The Angolan duo earned 60 points at the Marseille stop of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour on July 16, thus surpassing their South African neighbors Casey Augoustides and Patrik Flisberg in the Olympic ranking and qualifying for Beijing.