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AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico, August 11 2021.- The
Opening Ceremony of the fifth U23 Women’s Pan
American Cup was held at the Olympic Gymnasium
of Aguascalentes with the attendance of the
seven participating teams.
The event offers four tickets to the first
edition of the Junior Pan American Games to be
held in Cali, Colombia from November 25 to
December 5.
Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
enjoyed the ceremony that started with a parade
of banners with the names of the participating
countries and the honors to the Mexican National
Flag.
Attending the ceremony were representatives of
the Governor of the State of Aguascalientes
Martín Orozco Sandoval, as well as the Director
of the Sports Institute of the State of
Aguascalientes (IDEA), Manuel Aceves Rubio,
accompanied by Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz President
of the NORCECA Volleyball Confederation and
Jesús Perales Navarro President of the Mexican
Volleyball Federation who gave the welcoming
words to the participating teams.
Cristóbal Marte in his opening words that thanks
to the wonderful organizing skills of
Aguascalientes in other international volleyball
events during the past years, NORCECA is
considering Aguascalientes as host of the
Women’s Senior Pan American Cup for next year.
Mexican libero Joseline Landeros Palacio was in
charge of the official swearing of the athletes
and Manuel Aceves Rubio, declared the event
inaugurated not before giving words of gratitude
for the support from NORCECA and the Mexican
Volleyball Federation for bringing the event to
Aguascalientes.
The ceremony closed with the presentation of the
dance school of the Cultural Institute of
Aguascalientes. |
