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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 1, 2016 - San Juan, Puerto Rico has
been selected to host the Women's World Olympic Qualification
Tournament from May 20-22. The four-team competition will take
place at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente and qualify the winners
for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Puerto Rico has a long-standing experience of organising
international sports events and over the years has hosted 12
continental volleyball championships, FIVB Volleyball World
League and World Grand Prix events as well as the 2015 edition
of the FIVB Volleyball U20 Women's World Championship. The World
Olympic Qualification Tournament will be one of the biggest
sporting events in Puerto Rico in the build-up to the Rio 2016
Olympic Games.
Players and travelling fans will be welcomed to the vibrant city
of San Juan by a wide selection of hotels and restaurants.
Accessible from the recently renovated Luis Muñoz Marin
International Airport, the Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a modern
multisport complex with a capacity for 10,000 spectators.
The World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Puerto Rico will
decide which country claims the 12th and last berth up for grabs
at this year's Summer Games’ women's 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. |
