Participants in Guatemala declared special guests

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, April 17, 2013 – The participants at the Gatorade Guatemala Beach Volleyball Tournament, the third stop of the 2013 NORCECA Circuit were declared special guests at the opening ceremony held on Wednesday night.

Each national delegation received a diploma presented by the Mayor of Guatemala City, Alvaro Arzu who was accompanied by Marta Centeno, President of AFECAVOL and FIVB and NORCECA Vice President, as well as members of the Control Committee.

The event was announced to the local media by Maria Dolores Molina, vice minister of sports, who remarked the commitment of Guatemalan government to support the activities of beach volleyball.

“For seven consecutive years Guatemala has hosted one of the stops of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit along with our official sponsor Gatorade, so it is now a long tradition,” President of the Guatemalan Federation, Enrique Santis said.

Angel Rivas, supervisor of the event, on behalf of NORCECA and its President, Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, expressed his gratitude to the municipal and sports authorities of Guatemala for being a traditional ally to beach volleyball.

Centeno de Sajche expressed the satisfaction of all the authorities of NORCECA for the expansion of beach volleyball in recent years.

“The growth of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit has been huge as well as its organization level,” she said. “That is the reason the circuit is granting points to the world ranking.”

“With this event played at Campo Marte in the centre of the capital we bring the beach to the city,” event director Arnaldo Sanchez said.