Stylish uniforms add touch of class as Europe’s Beach Volleyball elite competes on Dutch sand

It is always a real privilege to represent your home country on the international stage and the European elite of the sport does feel the same responsibility at this year’s EuroBeachVolley in the Netherlands. This feeling is further enhanced by the stylish uniforms produced by the local organisers in cooperation with their partners and suppliers at Mizuno. 

For the very first time in EuroBeachVolley history, players have received customised tops and shirts – which do not only display the colours usually associated with the countries they represent but some other even more distinctive symbols as well. If you were to look at the outfits worn by Patrikas Stankevicius and Audrius Knasas of Lithuania as they played Portugal’s Pedrosa/Campos om Wednesday afternoon in Apeldoorn, you would recognise the green colour that Lithuania’s athletes are often wearing on the international stage – but also a clear reference to the knight / horseman that is displayed on the Baltic country’s official coat of arms. 

The organisers of this year’s EuroBeachVolley and their partners at Mizuno have literally taken the design of the official uniforms to the next level. They have embedded stripes of the relevant national colours into the shirts and tops worn by players from countries such as Norway or Spain, whereas Austrians can proudly display the well-known eagle. 

The 32 teams competing at this year’s EuroBeachVolley have received two sets of uniforms, featuring distinctive colours and other features that make it easy for fans in the stadiums and for those watching from afar to recognise the country they represent – and obviously add an extra touch to the overall impression left when the top teams from across Europe take to the sand in The Hague, Apeldoorn, or Arnhem. 

These may look like little details at first glance – but they do make a difference in raising the quality of an event, the experience for the athletes and fans – and to acknowledge the efforts made by the participating teams to represent their respective home countries to the best of their ability.