Priscilla Rivera, captain of the national volleyball team, told El Dia reporters she is confident the country will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This would be the third time the Dominican women’s team would compete in an Olympic Games. Previously the country competed in Athens 2004 and London 2012.
The optimism comes after the DR won the Norceca Women’s Continental Championship that ended in Puerto Rico on 13 October 2019. In the finals, the DR defeated Team A of the United States. The United States has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games. A continental qualifier is scheduled for January 2020. The site of the qualifier has yet to be announced.
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Norceca
16 October 2019