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French, Portuguese, German, Belgian and Spanish volleyball players descend on Lorca this weekend for the U21 Beach Volleyball Championship
The international beach volleyball centre in Lorca is hosting the WEVZA U21 championship this weekend, with pairs of volleyball players from France, Portugal, Belgium, Germany and Spain taking part.
First thing on Saturday morning, the different teams taking part in the championship, divided into two groups of five teams each in the men’s and women’s categories, will do their best to get through this first round and win a place in the fight for the podium.
The final will be played on Sunday July 10 starting at 9pm, just after the two matches for third and fourth place. Representing Spain are Álvaro Viera, Iván Tokarev, Natalia Binimelis and Carolina Fernández Da Silva, who have qualified for the U20 European Championship, are in this weekend's WEVZA tournament.
The Councillor for Sports in Lorca, Irene Jódar, has underscored that “Lorca is once again an international benchmark in this sport, beach volleyball.
“This summer the city will host several championships organised by the Royal Spanish Volleyball Federation, which we thank for choosing our city to hold these events because in addition to the sporting importance they have, they represent an increase in hotel occupancy as the athletes who participate are usually accompanied by their families.”
For his part, the director of the International Volleyball Centre, Juan Lario, has announced that “next month the Spanish Championship of Regional Selections (CESA) will be held in Lorca in the children’s category between 16 and 20 August.”
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Image: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
