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 Dominican Republic and China sign cooperation agreement

 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 19, 2005 - The Dominican Republic Volleyball Federation and the Sports Administration of the Tainjin Province of China, signed a cooperation agreement on Friday.

President of the Women’s Development Program of the Dominican Republic Federation Mr. Cristobal Marte and Mr. Xie Delong, Vice President of the China Volleyball Association and President of the Tainjin Sports Administration, signed the document along with Mr. Cai Weiquan, a representative of the Commercial Office of the People’s Republic of China in the Dominican Republic and Mr. Antonio Acosta, Secretary of the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.
Pic: President of the Women’s Development Program of the Dominican Republic Federation Mr. Cristobal Marte second from left with the Chinese delegation
Through this agreement of assistance and sport exchange, the women’s team from Tainjin is currently training in Santo Domingo in a one-month period, and the Dominican Republic national team will establish a training camp in Tainjin from May 4 to June 4 with the participation of teams from Cuba, Japan, Poland, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic and China in preparation for the Women’s World Grand Prix to be played in the Chinese cities of Ningbo and Dalian.

Additionally, the Tainjin Sports Administration will provide technical assistance - via international instructors - to the staff of coaches of the Dominican Republic Program and all the aid needed with an eye on the participation of the Dominican Republic in the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China in 2008.