Jamaica hosts U18 and U19 CAZOVA Championships

SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, July 21, 2019 -   Eleven teams from six National Federations participating in the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association's (CAZOVA) Boys Under-19 and Girls Under-18 Championships arrived in Jamaica on Sunday and the only thing competing with the sweltering heat is their own eagerness to get the event on the way.

Five boys’ teams, from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, US Virgin Islands, and the host country Jamaica, will do battle in a round robin competition format. The top two teams will then square off in the Gold Medal match, while the next two teams play to decide the third place finisher.

On the girls’ side, six teams will be divided into two groups of three with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals, followed by the final and third place deciders. The participating teams on the girls’ side are Barbados, Guadalupe, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, US Virgin Islands, and the host, Jamaica.

The teams went seamlessly through the routines of the Preliminary Inquiry and improvised Technical Meeting and all is now set for a riveting Championship in both the boys and girls categories.

The teams are being accommodated at GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sports, where the tournament will be played between Monday and Saturday, 22-27 July 2019. Jamaica are the defending Under-19 champions.