{"id":241680,"date":"2025-09-22T06:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=241680"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:47:19","slug":"dominican-duo-qualifies-for-beach-volleyball-world-cup-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/dominican-duo-qualifies-for-beach-volleyball-world-cup-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican duo qualifies for Beach Volleyball World Cup in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia-1024x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241710\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia-1536x1012.png 1536w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mundial-de-Voleibol-El-Dia.png 2022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominican Republic&#8217;s own Yari Cleto and Julibeth Payano have secured their spot in the Beach Volleyball World Cup, set to be held in Australia this November 2025. The team earned their ticket after a decisive win at the qualifying tournament held right here in Punta Cana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing on home sand at Los Corales beach, Cleto and Payano dominated their match against Nicaragua&#8217;s Socorro L\u00f3pez and Lolette Rodr\u00edguez, winning in two straight sets (21-13, 21-11). The victory was the third straight for the Dominican pair, solidifying their place among the top 12 duos from the Norceca rankings competing in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Payano, this will be her third time competing at the World Cup, while Cleto is set to make her debut on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win is a significant milestone for the country&#8217;s beach volleyball program. &#8220;This is a great achievement for Dominican beach volleyball,&#8221; said Am\u00f3s Anglada, vice president of the Dominican Volleyball Federation (Fedovoli). &#8220;I believe our authorities should take notice of all the positive things happening in our sport. Our country has already secured a place in the Beach World Cup, which is a testament to the work being done.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the qualifying tournament, Los Corales beach will host the ninth edition of the Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Classic from 26-28 September. The event is supported by local officials and organizations, including the mayor of Ver\u00f3n Punta Cana, Ram\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez (Manolito), and Industria San Miguel del Caribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The qualifying event drew top teams from across the region, with participating countries including the United States, US Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It was organized by the Dominican Foundation for Sports Tourism and Marketing Sport Event, with support from the Norceca Confederation and the Ver\u00f3n Mayor&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/eldia.com.do\/republica-dominicana-clasifica-al-mundial-voleibol-playa-en-australia\">El Dia <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/norceca.net\/Dominican%20Republic,%20Canada,%20Puerto%20Rico,%20and%20Mexico%20secure%20their%20ticket%20to%20the%20World%20Cup.htm\">Norceca <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22 September 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominican Republic&#8217;s own Yari Cleto and Julibeth Payano have secured their spot in the Beach Volleyball World Cup, set to be held in Australia this November 2025. The team earned their ticket after a decisive win at the qualifying tournament held right here in Punta Cana. Playing on home sand at Los Corales beach, Cleto &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/dominican-duo-qualifies-for-beach-volleyball-world-cup-in-australia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[337,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241680"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241765,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241680\/revisions\/241765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}