European Beach Volleyball Championships

The European Beach Volleyball Championship (or the Nestea European Championship Final) is a sport competition for national teams in the sport of beach volleyball. The championship combines events for men and women, and is held annually, organized by the CEV (the European volleyball federation). At the first European Championships held in 1993 just men competed. A year later the women got their own championship. From 1995 it has been a combined event, for both men and women.

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