Dominican Sports Hall of Famers Offer Farewell to Ricardo Arias

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, March 21, 2025.– With an emotional honor guard, Dominican volleyball offered farewell to Ricardo Arias, one of the most iconic figures in the country's sports history, recognized as "the father of Dominican volleyball."

The funeral honors took place at the Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace, a venue that bears his name in recognition of his invaluable legacy in the development of the sport in the Dominican Republic.

During the ceremony, four inductees of the Hall of Fame and notorious Dominican volleyball athletes, Milagros Cabral, Nurys Arias, Priscilla Rivera, and Cosiris Rodríguez, paid tribute to Arias with a solemn guard of honor and heartfelt farewell, highlighting his fundamental role in the evolution and growth of volleyball in the country.

The emotional farewell was marked by respect and gratitude for a man whose dedication and passion laid the foundation for Dominican volleyball at both national and international levels. His legacy will endure in every generation of athletes who follow in his footsteps in this sport.