Sun, 03 Sep 1995

Beach volleyball queens due here

JAKARTA (JP): The world's queens of beach volleyball, including the Australian pair of Anita Palm and Liane Fennick and the Brazilian team of Tavares Pires Sandrinha and Jacky Silva Jacqueline Louise Cuz will be in Bali for this year's World Beach Volleyball Championship from Sept. 13 to Sept. 17.

Some other best pairs of the world, Barbara Fontana and Lori Kotas Forsythe of the United States and their Olympic-qualified compatriots Masakayan and Carolyn Kirby will also be among the participants of 34 countries which have confirmed entry.

As host, Indonesia is entitled to field two men's teams and two women's teams, Rita Subowo, head of the organizer said yesterday. The championship serves as a qualifier for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and will be broadcast live by private television channel Indosiar. (arf)