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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 14, 2015 – The third
edition of the NORCECA Women’s U20 Pan American Cup gets
underway next Sunday April 19 at Ricardo Arias Volleyball
Pavillion of Santo Domingo with teams from six countries taking
part in the round-robin competition.
Defending champions Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica and
Nicaragua join hosts Dominican Republic in the six-day event.
Peru won the first edition of the event held at home in 2011
while Mexico triumphed in 2013 when the competition was held in
Havana, Cuba. In both cases the Dominican Republic had to settle
for the silver medal.
The opening day of the intercontinental tournament features the
matches of Chile meeting Costa Rica, Argentina playing Mexico
and Nicaragua challenging the Dominican Republic.
At the end of the round-robin, to be played in consecutive days,
teams placed first and second will clash for the gold medal
while the third and place teams are to meet for the bronze.
Teams will arrive in Santo Domingo on Friday with the
preliminary enquiry and the general technical meeting scheduled
on Saturday. The members of the control committee will arrive on
Thursday for the inspection visits to the competition and
training venues.
Competition schedule:
April 19
15:00 Chile v Costa Rica
17:00 Argentina v Mexico
19:00 Dominican Republic v Nicaragua
April 20
15:00 Nicaragua v Argentina
17:00 Mexico v Chile
19:00 Dominican Republic v Costa Rica
April 21
15:00 Mexico v Nicaragua
17:00 Argentina v Costa Rica
19:00 Dominican Republic v Chile
April 22
15:00 Costa Rica v Mexico
17:00 Chile v Nicaragua
19:00 Dominican Republic v Argentina
April 23
15:00 Nicaragua v Costa Rica
17:00 Argentina v Chile
19:00 Dominican Republic v Mexico
April 24
15:00 Fifth v Sixth
17:00 Third v Fourth
19:00 First v Second
Previous Podiums:
2011 Peru Dominican Republic Cuba
2013 Mexico Dominican Republic Colombia |
