Dominican Team receives delegation from Matsudo

 

YOKOHAMA, Japan, September 17, 2019 – A delegation from the Tourism Office of Matsudo visited the Dominican Republic Women’s Volleyball National Team while in Yokohama taking part in the FIVB World Cup.

 

The city of Matsudo and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee signed an agreement through which Dominican athletes will establish training bases in the Japanese city prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

 

The Matsudo delegation presented the Dominican team with several boxes of pears cultivated in the Dominican Republic and then exported to Japan as part of an agriculture project sponsored by the Japanese government.

 

After the clubhouse exchange, the delegation took seats in the Yokohama Arena to watch the victory of the Dominican Team 3-1 against Korea.

 

The Dominicans are currently in sixth place with a 2-1 record and next play China and Russia (September 18 and 19) still in Yokohama.

 

Then they move to Sapporo for matches against Kenya, Brazil and United States (September 22-24), before concluding in Osaka playing against Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia (September 27-29).