Mexico's Olympic Volleyball Hopefuls Serve Up Passion

Mexico's beach volleyball hopefuls, Atenas and Susana (women) and Juan and Ricardo (men), head to Tlaxcala's Pre-Olympic tournament for a shot at Paris 2024 glory. After intense training and a Brazilian bootcamp, they're ready to battle the heat and fierce competition.

Mexico's Olympic Volleyball Hopefuls Serve Up Passion
Stakes are high at the Tlaxcala Pre-Olympic. Every dig and spike is a fight for a spot in the Paris sand. Credit: CONADE

The Mexican Volleyball Federation (FMVB) announced the national pairs that will compete in the Tlaxcala 2024 Continental Pre-Olympic, to be held in said entity from June 21 to 23 and which will distribute the last tickets for the Paris Olympic Games.

Those chosen to compete in the women's category were Atenas Gutiérrez and Susana Torres, while Juan Virgen, Olympian in Rio 2016, and Ricardo Galindo will do the same in the men's category.