AFECAVOL Qualifier to Nanjing 2014 in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, January 29, 2014 - The National Volleyball Federation of Guatemala announced the AFECAVOL Zone Qualifier to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, to take place at Campo Marte on Saturday and Sunday February 1-2.

Enrique Santis, President of the Guatemalan Federation and Marta Centeno Sajche, President of AFECAVOL, along with Mrs. Lorena Toriello, Member of the Executive Committee of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee, explained the details of the event as well as the qualification system to the Youth Olympic Games which grants a direct ticket per gender for the Central American region.

Santis indicated “this tournament is part of the development program of the NORCECA Confederation and the FIVB, with the support of AFECAVOL and the Guatemalan Olympic Committee, making this a unique opportunity for any athlete to make possible their Olympic dream”.

The event features a team of each gender from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá and host Guatemala, with the winners booking the ticket to the Youth Olympic Games to be held in August at Nanjing, China, with six teams in both genders from the NORCECA Confederation.

Marta Centeno said the AFECAVOL stage is the last sub zonal event of the NORCECA Confederation.

“The winner will represent Central America and the second and third place of each gender, will still have the chance to qualify to the Games at the NORCECA final playoff in Puerto Rico, for the two remaining spots available,” she said.

Finally, the local teams, coached by Alberto Ozuna were presented with Natalia Giron and Estefanie Bethancourt in the female division and the male duo formed by Erik Flores y Mark Alvarez.