The Dominican Republic’s women’s team placed 11th in the world after participating in the World Volleyball Games that are taking place in Japan. The DR tied with Bulgaria. In 1978, the DR had placed 19th in the event, the best placement prior to this year’s participation. The DR achieved the placement after defeating Germany 3-2 (1-15, 15-11, 15-6, 7-15 and 17-15) during the opening day of the championship. The DR nevertheless lost to Peru 3-2 (9-15, 15-12, 15-3, 8-15 and 15-11), failing to achieve a 10th place slot. In its final commitment during the games, the DR lost to Japan 3-0 (15-1, 15-13 and 15-0). Technician Jorge Pérez Vento said that the ups and downs of the Dominican team are because the team is inexperienced. He said there is much future in the young Dominican team, where its players can yet compete in two more world games.
