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Olympic beach volleyball spots at stake in NORCECA qualifier in Vega Baja

Puerto Rico will be represented by two pairs as 23 teams from North, Central America and the Caribbean compete for one direct Olympic berth per gender for Los Angeles 2028.

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Allanis Navas and María González playing beach volleyballPhoto
Allanis Navas & María González at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Photo: Marcus Cyron / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)

The short version

  • El Vocero reported the continental qualifier will be held Nov. 6-8 at the Areia Sports Complex in Vega Baja with 10 women's and 13 men's teams
  • NotiCel reported one direct Olympic spot per gender for the 2028 Los Angeles Games is in play and official registration occurs on Nov. 5
  • Puerto Rico's women's pair is Allanis Navas and Keishlyann Sánchez while the men's pair is Diego Rosich and William Rivera according to El Vocero
  • Both Puerto Rican teams earned medals at the eighth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Continental Tour in Punta Cana El Vocero stated

Event details

A direct Olympic berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be contested this weekend at the NORCECA Continental Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualifier in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The event runs from Nov. 6 to 8 at the Areia Sports Complex, El Vocero reported.

Twenty-three teams are expected: 10 in the women's division and 13 in the men's. The field was set from the top 16 countries per gender in the continental ranking as of Aug. 31, 2026, after NORCECA notified national federations of registration procedures, both outlets stated. Official registration and the competition format will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.

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Puerto Rico's representatives

Puerto Rico will compete with Allanis Navas and Keishlyann Sánchez in the women's bracket and Diego Rosich and William Rivera in the men's bracket. Both pairs recently won medals at the eighth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Continental Tour in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, El Vocero reported.

The women's field includes teams from Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. The men's field comprises Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, NotiCel reported.

Where the sources differ

Both El Vocero and NotiCel agree on the dates (Nov. 6-8, 2026), venue (Areia Sports Complex in Vega Baja), number of teams (10 women's, 13 men's), participating nations, one Olympic spot per gender for Los Angeles 2028, and the process involving rankings as of Aug. 31, 2026, and registration on Nov. 5. El Vocero additionally names Puerto Rico's specific athletes and notes their recent medals in Punta Cana; NotiCel does not mention the athletes or recent results.

What the reports do not say

The reports do not specify the exact competition format or schedule, how the single Olympic spot per gender will be decided, whether additional berths beyond the direct one are available, or what happens if the top teams decline participation. They also omit any mention of seeding, prize money or spectator information.

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Sources

Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.

  1. Reporting En juego dos plazas olímpicas en el clasificatorio de voleibol de playa en Vega BajaEl Vocero (El Vocero) · elvocero.com · Spanish · checked Nov 4, 6:38 PM AST
  2. Reporting Plazas olímpicas en disputa en el clasificatorio Norceca de voleibol playero en Puerto RicoNotiCel (NotiCel) · noticel.com · Spanish · checked Nov 4, 6:38 PM AST

How we checked this

El Vocero and NotiCel both covered the NORCECA beach volleyball Olympic qualifier to be held in Vega Baja. Details on Puerto Rico's pairs and their recent medals rest solely on El Vocero.

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Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.

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