Dominican Olympian, Camil Dominguez

explores new ground after volleyball

October 25, 2025.- Former Dominican Republic setter Camil Inmaculada Dominguez Martinez has shared how volleyball continues to guide her life after sport, following her participation in the FIVB Beyond the Court athlete post-career program in Lausanne.

Dominguez represented the Dominican Republic for more than a decade, competing at the highest level of international volleyball. She was part of the national team that won gold at the Pan American Games, several NORCECA titles and made multiple FIVB Volleyball World Championship appearances, before also featuring at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Now retired, Dominguez is finding new challenges away from the court. “Since I retired, I have been trying to test different kinds of scenarios. Lately, I found my way into the tourism world,” she said. “I work with a tour operator as their commercial manager for Latin America, so it’s a new path where I’m applying everything that I learned from sports – communication, problem solving, stress management.

“Volleyball taught me that together we can achieve so many great things, and I take that with me everywhere – to my social life and to my professional life. It was a pleasant surprise to be chosen to be here among these great athletes. I know we’re going to get so many things out of this program, things we’ll be able to take back and share with other athletes and with our community.

“The reason why I am here today, and I am in a different stage of my life, is because I started moving. So, my advice to you is just never stop moving.”

The Beyond the Court program, held in partnership with the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES), gathered volleyball and beach volleyball Olympians in Lausanne for workshops on personal development, professional branding and life after competition. The participants also visited the Olympic House, where they signed the Olympic Wall, joining a tradition shared by athletes from around the world.

Dominguez said the experience gave her a chance to reflect on her years in volleyball and how the lessons from sport continue to shape her professional and personal journey.