Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Paraguay will be in Group A of the competition. The matches will take place in the Olympic Gym of our University, on August 7th, 8th and 9th.

The Olympic Champions from "Brazil" already know the rivals they will face at the Olympic Gym of the Universidad de La Frontera in the South American Championship of Male Adult Volleyball 2017.

They will come up against the selections of Colombia, Venezuela and Paraguay, who will compete in Group A, in the capital of the Araucanía Region, on August 7th, 8th and 9th.

This is what was established by the board of the Chilean Volleyball Federation (Fevochi). The South American Confederation of Volleyball (CSV) ratified this information, finishing the program of matches that will take place in Santiago and Temuco.

The Brazilian team is the biggest attraction of the Championship and will debut on August 7th against Paraguay, the same day, on which the team from Colombia will come up against Venezuela. Both matches will take place at the Olympic Gym of the Universidad de La Frontera.

On the second day, Brazil will be playing against Venezuela, and Colombia against Paraguay. The last day, Brazil will end the group stage in a match against Colombia, while Venezuela plays against Paraguay at the end of the preliminary round.

WORLD MEETING

Jorge Pino, president of the Chilean Volleyball Federation (Fevochi), stressed the importance of this Championship, which will host the current Olympic Champion from Brazil. The team will participate with all of their stars.

"You can make something similar to what was done in 2015 at the Copa América in Soccer. This is the same, but in Volleyball and we will have the current Olympic Champion in Temuco during the first three days. This is world-class level", he explains.

Heis grateful for the effort and interest of Temuco, by the Municipality and the UFRO, and for accepting this challenge to help to decentralize the sport.

"The community of Temuco and the Araucanía Region should be aware of that they will be able to witness the best volleyball in the world at the Olympic Gym of the UFRO. We are sure that this tournament will generate a series of consequences for the sport and especially for the development and promotion of volleyball”, adds Jorge Pino.

During the next few weeks, the Chilean Volleyball Federation will announce the points of sale and the ticket-prices to witness the matches in the Olympic Gym of theUFRO and the Metropolitan Region

Written by: Sergio Valenzuela
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