The Dominican Republic will host the XIth World Youth Female Volleyball Championship this 1-9 September. The event will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes venues in Santo Domingo (Virgilio Travieso Soto) and Santiago (Oscar Gobaira). Coming for the event will be the worlds best from these regions: Europe: Czechoslovakia, Croatia, Poland, Turkey, Germany and Italy. Asia: China, Korea and Taiwan. Africa: Algiers North America: United States South America: Venezuela and Argentina. Caribbean: Cuba and Dominican Republic. (21 June 2001)