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Havana, July 28 (RHC) With a record number of countries participating in the fair, this Saturday the competitions in the beach volleyball discipline begin, in the XXIII Games of Sports of Central America and the Caribbean Barranquilla 2018, on the courts built on the side of the Malecón del Río Magdalena
For the first time, 26 countries of the region will participate in the competition in search of gold medals in silver and bronze. It should be noted that the only discipline that has the largest number of countries represented is athletics.
"This tournament is historic with 26 countries competing, something never seen in the Games of Central America and the Caribbean.We make history and this brings us to appreciate the efforts of all the federations national ", said the president of NORCECA Cristóbal Marte
The tournament will start at 9 am on the four courts of competition arranged in the complex built especially for this tournament, which is next to the Grand Malecon del Río, adjacent to exhibition center convention center Puerta de Oro.
For the current edition, the Cuban duo is the favorite among women to take the title in women. On the other hand, Mexicans are the ones who have the most options in men.
At the last tournament, four years ago in Veracruz, Cuba received gold from both men and women. Venezuela was silver in men and bronze in women, while Mexico was bronze in men and silver in women.
The day of the competition is scheduled for a first part in a tour starting at 9:00 am. in the afternoon to then pause until 3:00 and resume the competition, all through the afternoon until the end of the days, which will be eliminatory during the weekend and will be going to its final round on Monday and Tuesday, for
The courts were built according to all international specifications, with sea sand specially designed to create the scene, which was of international stature, as it has rarely been seen in a competition of this caliber.
The tournament will be played in a group phase where the best from each zone will enter the next round. On the other hand, the eliminated will be matched so that in the final rounds, the eliminated will play to build the ranking, while the best will seek their place in the next round.
The groups in the tournament were as follows:
Female Category:
Group A: Colombia, Dominican Republic and Cayman Islands
Group B: Cuba, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda
Group C: Mexico, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Curacao.
Group D: Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname
Group E: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada and Belize
Group F: Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands, Venezuela and Panama.
Male Category:
Group A: Colombia, Honduras and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group B: Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Group C: Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Haiti
Group D: Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Barbados and Dominica. [19659002] Group E: Mexico, US Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Curaçao.
Group F: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela and Suriname.
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