Volleyball c'ships delayed

JAKARTA (JP): Organizers decided to postpone the national inter-club volleyball championships to allow participating clubs better preparation.

The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) earlier slated the event to take place from May 21 to May 27, before delaying it to May 28 until June 3. The event will be held at the Satria sports hall in Semarang.

"We think it's better to postpone the event to give clubs a greater opportunity to achieve better results," the secretary of PBVSI's Central Java chapter, Sofyan T Dolo, was quoted as saying by Antara news agency.

"This is important because the champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Indonesian Volleyball League (Livoli) which is our highest volleyball competition," he said. (nvn)