Boca Chica’s famous beach will host this year’s tour stop of Beach Volleyball “Sand and Sun 2009″from 6 to 8 November. Two-person teams, male and female, from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia (which has no beaches), Haiti, United States, Puerto Rico, Italy, Switzerland (which also does not have any beaches) and the Dominican Republic will compete for thousands of pesos in prize money.
The organizing committee is headed by Santo Domingo provincial governor Idelfonso Vasquez, provincial senator Cristina Lizardo and the mayor of Boca Chica.
The World Beach Volleyball Tour has been going on for some time, with Beach Volleyball attaining Olympic status and becoming more and more popular. The local Beach Volleyball Association, headed by Manuel Lara, reported that as a stop on the world tour, this event would bring welcome attention to the Dominican Republic as well as serving as an economic stimulus for the area.