NORCECA Boys U-19 about to start
BAYAGUANA, Dominican Republic,
August 22, 2006.- USA and Puerto
Rico will meet in the inaugural
match of the NORCECA Boys
Continental Tournament starting
on Tuesday at the Municipal Gym
of this Dominican province.
Cuba will play against Mexico in
the following match before the
Opening Ceremony where Felipe
Payano, the Dominican Minister
of Sports, and Luis Mejia,
President of the Dominican
Olympic Committee are special
guests.
Alexis Garcia, President of the
Dominican Republic Volleyball
Federation also will be in
attendance as Nelson Ramirez,
President of the Control
Committee for the competition.
In the nightcap match, Dominican
Republic will face Guatemala.
Canada, the other participant
team will have a rest day on
Tuesday.
“Everything is ready to start
the tournament and to
demonstrate the capacity of our
communities to stage events,”
said Garcia.
The top two teams of each group
will advance to the semi finals
where they will battle in
crossed matches to decide the
actors for the gold medal match.
The losers will play for the
bronze medal.
The top two ranked teams of this
competition win also tickets to
the next year’s FIVB Boys U-19
World Championship. |