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Puerto Rico and Mexico to bid for last Olympic Qualifiers

 

   

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, January 14, 2016 – Mexico and Puerto Rico have submitted bids for the hosting of the FIVB Men’s and Women’s Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments in May.

 

The four-team tournaments will grant the last tickets in both genders to the volleyball competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

 

Jesus Perales and Nelson Perez, presidents of the Mexican and Puerto Rican National Federations, respectively, made their proposals during the second day of the NORCECA Sport Organization Commission meetings in Santo Domingo.

 

Both received the approval of NORCECA President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, who will present it to FIVB Sports Events Department next week.

 

Mexico intends to organize the men’s four-team tournament in the city of Monterrey from June 2 to 4 while Puerto Rico would host the women’s event in San Juan from May 19 to 21.

 

Mexico finished third at the NORCECA Men’s Olympic Qualifier won by Cuba in Edmonton, Canada last week. They are going to play against Chile, the third placed team at the South American tournament and Tunisia and Algeria, the second and third placed teams at the African tournament.

 

Puerto Rico was the third place finisher at the NORCECA Women’s Olympic Qualifier in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA won by the home team, and will play Colombia, the second place team of South America and the second and third place team of the African tournament to be played next month in Cameroon.