Puerto Rico’s two beach volleyball pairs opened the Norceca Continental Olympic Qualifier with victories on Friday, November 6, at the Areia Sports Complex in Vega Baja, where the event runs through Sunday, November 8. In each bracket the qualifier awards a single direct berth to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Diego Rosich and William Rivera beat Grenada 21-9, 21-7 in Group D, the only men’s group with four pairs; the other three have three.
The top three teams in each group advance to the elimination round, but the group leader goes straight to the quarterfinals. Rosich and Rivera were scheduled to face Barbados at 8:00 PM. Friday, with three matches in the preliminary round robin. Allanis Navas and Keishlyann Sánchez debuted with a 21-10, 21-15 win over the Virgin Islands in Group A, their first of two matches Friday; they were set to face El Salvador at 5:00 PM. In Group A they will face Mexico and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, with the schedule not yet set by organizers.
The top three teams in each of the two women’s groups advance, with both leaders going directly to the semifinals while the second- and third-place teams cross over in sudden-death quarterfinals.