|
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, June 1, 2022
- The Dominican Republic Men's National
Volleyball Team left ON Tuesday for Cuba where
it will participate in the International League,
a qualifier for the annual FIVB Challenger to
the League of Nations.
The event in Cuba will be held on June 3, 4 and
5 in the province of Pinar del Rio and the host
team Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico will also
participate.
"We will do our best to have a good performance
by representing our country in a dignified way,"
said captain Henry Tapia, a star outside hitter
with notable international experience.
The team is made up of the players Henry Tapia
(captain), Luis David Reinoso, Wilfredo
Hernández, Erik Florián, Dawilín Méndez, Henry
López, Bryan Pepén, Mario Torres, Rafael Almonte,
Mason William Matos, Luke Harrison Ramírez,
Luther Rosario, Moisés Alexander Ortiz and
Alexis Cruz.
“This group has 18 weeks of work. We have a very
clear goal and that is to continue improving in
the world ranking. We are currently in 32nd
place and by the end of the year we hope to be
in 27th place”, declared coach Alexander
Gutiérrez during the press conference held in
the main hall of the Regional Center for the
Development of Volleyball.
Gutiérrez, who will be assisted by coach Dante
Mañón, highlighted the fact that the Creating
Olympic Dreams Program (Creso) has also welcomed
the top team, which will allow them to
participate on equal terms with teams that at
the time were very far from above in terms of
training facilities and opportunities to compete
internationally. |
