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More 2005 Junior Women’s Under-20 World Championship
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The stars of tomorrow
July 21, 2005 - The 2005 Women’s Under-20 World
Championship Volleyball opens on Saturday, July 23, in
Ankara and Istanbul with the participation of 12
national teams. The championship marks the 13th edition
this time, with the national teams of Brazil, the United
States, Croatia, Turkey, Serbia-Montenegro and Japan
playing in Group A (Ankara). Conversely, the national
teams of Russia, Egypt, the Dominican Republic, Italy,
China and Puerto Rico will compete in Group B
(Istanbul).
As expected, most of the players are the sports
fledgling stars in their country looking forward to the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 World
Championships.
Games in the preliminary round will conclude on July 28,
with the first two teams of each group qualifying for
the semi-finals and finals, which are scheduled for July
30 and 31 in Ankara. Additionally, the teams finishing
in third and fourth place of their respective groups
will continue playing in Istanbul for the fifth through
eighth spots in the overall standings. The teams
finishing in the last two places of each group will be
eliminated after the first round.
"We are proud to show the world our stars of tomorrow.
The junior athletes are the focal point of our vision
and actions," said Dr Rubén Acosta, the FIVB President.
Brazil's national team has dominated past championships,
having won the title four times out of the 12
tournaments, including the last two (2003, 2001, 1989,
1987). Russia has won the tournament twice (1999 and
1997), as has Cuba (1993 and 1985) and Korea (1981 and
1977). China (1995) and the former Soviet Union (1991)
have won the tournament once.
Host team Turkey has reportedly trained hard in order to
improve its previous results in the Junior Womens U-20
World Championship.
In terms of fan turnout, the captain of the Turkish
team, Seda Tokatlioglu, called on younger fans to fill
the stands during the national sides matches.
The winners of the Junior Women’s Under-20 World
Championship since the tournaments inception are:
1977:Korea
1981:Korea
1985:Cuba
1987:Brazil
1989:Brazil
1991:Soviet Union
1993:Cuba
1995:China
1997:Russia
1999:Russia
2001:Brazil
2003:Brazil |
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