The Beach Volleyball World Championship opened last night (Wednesday) in a festive opening ceremony in Bat Yam. The ceremony was held in the presence of the mayor Zvika Brot, the chief supervisor of physical education at the Ministry of Education Guy Dagan, the president of the World Association for School Sports Lauren Petrinka, the city administration, the people of the sports department of the Bat Yam municipality, the supervisors of physical education at the Ministry of Education, the members of the sports association for schools , athletes from all countries, coaches, heads of delegations and accompanying teachers.
The mayor of Bat Yam, Zvika Brot said: “Welcome to Bat Yam! I am excited to open with you the opening ceremony of the World Beach Volleyball Championship for schools here in the city. 19 countries from all over the world together, connected and united, this is the real victory, because this sport Not only sports, it is also a great way to connect people. I hope that in the coming days you will have the opportunity not only to win, but to meet more people from different cultures and nations, and that we will use the competition to be better to each other. We here at Bat Yam are working very hard to be “Sports City” and the results are proven on the ground and all this is thanks to our excellent athletes. Many thanks to the ISF for choosing the city of Bat Yam as the host city, I wish everyone a pleasant stay and success in the games.”
The following teams will participate in the championship that will be held until Monday, May 22: USA, Ukraine, Brazil, Mexico, England, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Hungary, France, Estonia, Australia, Taiwan, Croatia, Peru, New Zealand, Serbia, Germany and Israel.
