Asuncion, Paraguay. August 16, 2024. St. Kitts and Nevis’ seaside volleyball duo, Clerique Ward and Julian Bristol, have made historical past because the first-ever volleyball representatives from the twin-island federation to compete within the Junior Pan American Video games, being held in Asunción, Paraguay.
The pair, accompanied by Coach Rick Swan, arrived in Paraguay earlier in the present day to arrange for 5 days of high-level competitors from August 18–22, 2024. St. Kitts and Nevis secured its spot at this prestigious occasion in October 2024, marking one other milestone for the nation’s rising seaside volleyball program.
Ward and Bristol are not any strangers to breaking new floor. In 2023, they turned the primary St. Kitts and Nevis athletes to compete on the FIVB Underneath-21 Seaside Volleyball World Championships in Thailand, demonstrating their dedication to elevating the game each at house and on the worldwide stage.
St. Kitts and Nevis has illustration in 4 disciplines on the Junior Pan American Video games – swimming, tennis, athletics, and seaside volleyball.
Chef de Mission of Workforce St. Kitts and Nevis Brenda Allen expressed delight within the volleyball group’s achievement.
“It’s a privilege and an honour for this seaside volleyball pair to be competing on this main competitors. It underscores the strategic planning of the St. Kitts and Nevis Newbie Volleyball Affiliation (SKAVA), particularly with our younger gamers taking part in varied regional tournaments,” she said
Coach Rick Swan is equally pleased with his two athletes.
“That is an thrilling time for these two younger gamers and for St. Kitts and Nevis’ seaside volleyball program. It’s a sturdy indication of the developmental strides our younger athletes are making.”
Each Ward and Bristol have dedicated to giving their finest efforts as proud sporting ambassadors for St. Kitts and Nevis, aiming to encourage the subsequent era of volleyball gamers again house.
The Junior Pan American Video games brings collectively the perfect younger athletes from throughout the Americas to compete in a number of sporting disciplines, serving as a stepping stone to senior-level Pan American and Olympic competitors.
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