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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 15,
2022 – The Beach Volleyball Festivals in Hato
Mayor and Cabarete got underway on Good Friday
as part of the sports activities held in the
traditional Holy Week in Dominican Republic.
NORCECA Confederation is contributing with
Molten volleyball in both tournaments as part of
the program of expanding the practice of beach
volleyball in the country.
Both Hato Mayor and Cabarete are in schedule as
hosts to the 2022 NORCECA Beach Tour.
The event of Hato Mayor is dedicated to Flor
Colon, a former member of the volleyball
national team who performed the ceremonial first
serve.
Ruben Cruz, president of the organizing
committee, attended the opening ceremony
accompanied by Ramón García, president of the
Dominican Volleyball Federation and Amado de la
Cruz and Jose Manuel Ortega, the mayors of Hato
Mayor and Vicentillo, respectively.
The prize money in Hato Mayor is close to $1
million Dominican pesos for the winners of the
different divisions and genders.
While Hato Mayor is located in the eastern
region of Dominican Republic, Cabarete is a
surfers’ paradise in Puerto Plata in the north
coast. |
