2011.08.23 - 15:59:29 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-  Duos from Jamaica and Aruba arrive on Tuesday in Varadero, in the western province of Matanzas, to participate in the North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Beach Volleyball Circuit, to be held for the first time in Cuba. Both nations announced the arrival of duos of Cheryl Daley-Cherine Richards and Elki Phillip-Ayana Dyette (women), from Jamaica; and Mitchel Daniel-Eargenell De Cuba (men), from Aruba. ">2011.08.23 - 15:59:29 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-  Duos from Jamaica and Aruba arrive on Tuesday in Varadero, in the western province of Matanzas, to participate in the North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Beach Volleyball Circuit, to be held for the first time in Cuba. Both nations announced the arrival of duos of Cheryl Daley-Cherine Richards and Elki Phillip-Ayana Dyette (women), from Jamaica; and Mitchel Daniel-Eargenell De Cuba (men), from Aruba. ">

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Duos Arrive in Varadero for Beach Volleyball Circuit

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  • 08 / 24 / 2011

2011.08.23 - 15:59:29 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. HAVANA, CUBA.-  Duos from Jamaica and Aruba arrive on Tuesday in Varadero, in the western province of Matanzas, to participate in the North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Beach Volleyball Circuit, to be held for the first time in Cuba. 

Both nations announced the arrival of duos of Cheryl Daley-Cherine Richards and Elki Phillip-Ayana Dyette (women), from Jamaica; and Mitchel Daniel-Eargenell De Cuba (men), from Aruba. 

According to the weekly journal Jit, Guatemala, with Maria Jose Orellana-Rut Gomez and Moises Reyes-Erick Garrido; and Puerto Rico, with Yarleen Santiago-Dariam Acevedo, Yamileska Yantin-Tatiana Encarnación and Roberto Rodriguez-Christopher Underwoo, also confirmed their arrival as of Tuesday.

The duos of Katherine Quesada-Maria del Rosario, Rooper Espinoza-Diego Alpizar and Esteban Escobar-Gilberto Villegas (Costa Rica), and Diana Romero-Marcela Avalos and David Vargas-Carlos Escobar (El Salvador), will arrive on Wednesday. 

Swan Valeria Mendoza-Elia Maria Torres and Dany Lopez-Gerald Umaña (Nicaragua) and Elki Phillip-Ayana Dyette and Christian Francois-Kevin Reader (Trinidad and Tobago) will land in Cuban territory on Wednesday as well. 

The Cuban duos are training since Sunday in the fields of the Melia-Las Americas Hotel, a sports village of this fifth Beach Volleyball Circuit. 

According to Jit, Nirian Sinal-Ion Canet and Onayami Sinal-Kirenia Ballar (w), and Karel Peña-Javier Jimenez and Sergio Gonzalez-Yaimel Borrel (m) will represent Cuba on this occasion. 

The Cuban duos will look for points for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and will continue their training for the Pan-American Games, in Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. 


Cuba will partake in the events in Guadalajara with two duos, women and men; therefore, outstanding performances are expected.  This event is scheduled to take place from Friday, August 26, through Sunday, August 28. (ACN)

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