MANILA – The Philippines can now host the 21st Asian Seniors Women’s Volleyball Championship, Malacañang said on Friday.
In a press statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved on Thursday the request of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) to host the Asian women’s volleyball tilt in the country.
The Philippines’ hosting of the tournament will be subject to strict compliance with health and safety protocols, said Roque who is IATF spokesperson.
The 21st edition of the Asian Seniors women’s volleyball tilt will be held from August 29 to September 5 in Clark and Subic.
This will be the third time the Philippines serves as host of the event.
The hosting rights were given to the country after Jiangmen, China withdrew.
The Philippines hosted the top-tier women’s championship in 1997 in Manila and 2017 in Laguna.
The PNVF is expecting 14 to 16 teams for the tournament.
The Philippines is already preparing for the 21st Asian Seniors Women’s Volleyball Championship, with the majority of the country’s 16-member national women’s team already in a bubble training camp at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in Laoag City.
Based on the Asian Volleyball Confederation’s rules, the 10 best-ranked teams in the previous Asian Seniors Women’s Volleyball Championship are automatically qualified to play in the next edition.
The teams include the 2019 champion Japan, runner-up Thailand, bronze medalist South Korea, China, Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei, Iran, Indonesia, Australia, and India. (PNA)
