Jurmala. The European Beach Volleyball Championships will take place in Jurmala (Estonia) from Wednesday, August 16th until August 20th. Italy participates with three couples: Marta Menegatti and Rebecca Perry; Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, and Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Caramnula. Lupo and Nicolai will fly to Estonia as the continental champions after their victory last year in Bienne, Switzerland. The couple trained by Matteo Varnier was inserted in the pool B along with the Polish couple Prudel/Kukawjak, the Norwegians Bernsten/Solhaug and the Russians Zemljak/Pokersnik. Ranghieri/Carambula were placed in pool A along with the Polish couple Losiak/Kantor, Estonians Regza/Plavins and the Ukrainians Babich/Gordiejev. The Italians Menegatti/Perry will play in pool B with Hermannova/Slukova from the Czech Republic, Meppelink/Van Gestel from Hollandm and Makhno lr./Makhno lr. From the Ukraine. (9colonne)
