Five South American countries will fight for a women's
volleyball pass in Peru's capital Lima city for Beijing Olympic
Games, Peruvian Volleyball Federation (FPV) officials confirmed on
Wednesday.
Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela will compete for
the pass as of January 3 of 2008.
Meanwhile, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador decided not to
participate in this pre-olympic event, while Brazil already
obtained its pass in the World Cup held in Japan.
The event in Lima will be played in a single round-robin format
and the team that wins first place will qualify for the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing, FPV president Cesar Vertiz said.
Peru and Venezuela have good teams and are expected to be
favorites.
(Xinhua News Agency December 6, 2007)