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MEXICALI, Baja California, May 29, 2008.- Cuba has
been the dominant team in the history of the
Women's Pan American Cup winning the gold medal in
four of the six previous tournaments. USA and
Brazil have won the other two competitions.
The seventh edition of this intercontinental
competition is scheduled to start on Friday 30 in
the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana, Baja
California.
This is the fifth time, including the first three,
that Mexico is hosting the event. Dominican
Republic and Puerto Rico were the organizers of
the fourth and fifth editions.
Dominican Republic has been vice champions in
three occasions and finished third in three other
times.
The top three NORCECA teams plus the best ranked
team from South America will qualify to the 2009
FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual event of
the FIVB.
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