Costa Rica stage dedicated to Ingrid Morales

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, November 20, 2013 – The tenth stage of the 2013 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit in Costa Rica will be dedicated to the iconic local player Ingrid Morales it was announced in a press conference on Wednesday.

“For the first time we are hosting one of the stages of the NORCECA Circuit and what a better occasion than this one to dedicate it to our Ingrid Morales, our best ever beach volleyball player,” Jose Luis Jimenez Lao, President of Costa Rican Volleyball Federation, said.

Jimenez Lao praised the efforts made by the local sport authorities and NORCECA Confederation to bring the circuit to Costa Rica.

William Corrales, Minister of Sports, Henry Nuñez, President of the Costa Rican Olympic Committee, Nelson Ramirez, Executive Director of NORCECA, and Edgar Alvarado as special guest, attended the press conference.

Morales couldn’t hold back her tears as she said to be honored by the decision of the organizers of the event.

“I am very emotional about this honor and I will always be part of our beach volleyball now cheering for my former teammates,” Morales said.

On behalf of NORCECA Confederation, Ramirez expressed his satisfaction about the opportunity of having one of the circuit’s stages in Costa Rica for the first time.

“We welcome Costa Rica as one of the organizers of our Circuit for the first time and we hope this can continue in the future,” he said.