The four-day Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2026 Qidong China Futures came to a close on Aug 2 at the Bihai Yinsha Scenic Area in Qidong, a county-level city of Nantong, gathering outstanding beach volleyball players from 23 countries and regions.

Gold medalists Aliaksandr Dziadkou and Pavel Piatrushka from Belarus pose for a photo. [Photo/WeChat account: qidongfabu]

Award ceremonies were held for both men's and women's categories. The men's top three were Belarus's Aliaksandr Dziadkou and Pavel Piatrushka, Germany's Charlie Peters and Colin Alexander Paszkiewicz, and Greece's Stavros Ntallas and Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou.

Meanwhile, the women's podium was swept by Chinese pairs, with Jiang Kaiyue and Zhou Mingli taking gold, followed by Kade Liye and Qi Siyu in silver, and Zhuang Ming and Wang Jiaying in bronze.

The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour has been held in Qidong for four consecutive years. The event venue, Bihai Yinsha Scenic Area, backed by seaside complexes and facing the Yangtze River estuary, has earned praise for its stunning seaside scenery.

Building on the success of the event, Qidong will further strengthen its position as a premier beach volleyball destination in China, drawing global attention to this beautiful county.