FIVB confirms Women’s Jr. Worlds a go, Beach tourney a no in Mexico
FIVB confirms Women’s Jr. Worlds a go, Beach tourney a no in Mexico
Team Japan, right, and USA will be back at the Worlds in Mexico after a 3rd- and 4th-place finish, respectively, in 2007
Lausanne, – The FIVB confirmed today that the 2009 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship scheduled for Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico would go ahead as scheduled from July 16-25.
The FIVB's crisis management unit has been closely monitoring the situation regarding the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, in Mexico and elsewhere around the world and ultimately decided the health and safety of the players and others involved in the tournament are not at risk.
The crisis management unit will continue to keep abreast of the situation and initiate appropriate measures should unforeseen developments warrant them.
In an unrelated development, the FIVB confirmed that Mexico has declined to host the SWATCH FIVB Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball Junior World Championships (U-21).
The FIVB is looking for alternative sites to stage the event, which was slated to take place from September 2-6, with a number of interested federations already expressing interest.
The first edition of the highly successful World Junior tournament took place in France in 2001, and was last hosted by Brighton, England in 2008.
Some of the world’s top Beach Volleyball players have cut their teeth at the event, gaining the experience and confidence needed to propel them to great achievements on the World Tour, Senior World Championships and the Olympics.
