Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 15, 2009 – The Pan American Cups
for both men and women will take place in Puerto Rico and Mexico next
year.
The men’s tournament will take place in both Mayaguez and
Bayamon, Puerto Rico from May 20-31, while the women’s tournament will
be taking place in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico from June 16-27.
Furthermore,
the Final Four, the competition among the top qualified teams of the
Women’s Pan Am Cup, will be hosted by the state of Chiapas, Mexico on
September 19-26.
The location for the top annual events of the
NORCECA Confederation were decided during the Sport Organising
Commission during its two day meetings in Santa Domingo last week.
Last
year Brazil won the women's Pan American Cup, defeating the Dominican
Republic 3-0, and the USA won the men's tournament, beating Canada 3-2
after being behind 1-2.