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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 7, 2016 - Competition hosts Puerto
Rico will be joined by Colombia, Algeria and Kenya at the
Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament scheduled to take
place at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan from May
20-22.
Algeria has replaced Egypt, who had not confirmed their
participation, as the next best ranked team at the African
Olympic Qualification Tournament, in accordance with the Sports
Regulations.
The tournament will feature the third placed team from the
NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (hosts Puerto Rico),
the third placed team from the South American Olympic
Qualification Tournament (Colombia), and two teams from the
African Olympic Qualification Tournament (third-placed Kenya and
fourth-placed Algeria). The competition winners will earn the
twelfth and final berth up for grabs at the women's Rio 2016
Olympic Games volleyball tournament.
The winners will join seven countries that have already
qualified for this year’s Olympic tournament, including hosts
Brazil, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup winners China and
runners-up Serbia, European Olympic Qualification Tournament
winners Russia, NORCECA Olympic Qualification winners USA, South
American Olympic Qualification Tournament winners Argentina, and
African Olympic Qualification Tournament winners Cameroon.
Four more teams will join the competition in Rio from the World
Olympic Qualification Tournament and Asian Olympic Qualification
Tournament scheduled to take place from May 14 to 22 in Japan. |
