Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games Beach volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 13 to 21 at a temporary facility in Exhibition Place called the Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre. A total of two beach volleyball tournaments were held: one each for the men and women. The following is the competition schedule for the beach volleyball competitions: A total of sixteen teams per gender qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Canada) qualified in each event automatically, along with the top five ranked nations in South America and the
Beach volleyball popularity has spread to the rest of the world as well. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport. The FIVB publishes the Official Beach Volleyball Rules every four years, as approved by the FIVB congress, which provides the framework for how beach volleyball is played internationally. Beach volleyball is played on a rectangular sand court. The court is long and wide, surrounded by a clear space, which is at least wide on all sides. The minimum height clearance for beach volleyball courts is . The sand should be as leveled as possible and