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FIVB technical supervisor gives thumbs up to beach volleyball test
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21:41, August 16, 2007 |
Angelo Squeo, the FIVB technical supervisor for the women''s beach volleyball challenger, said he was very, very satisfied with the venue and other details of the organizing work in Beijing on Thursday.
The Italian, who has been inspecting the sport in the Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Olympics in the past 14 years, spoke in praise of the test event and the playing ground, which was covered by about 17,000 tons of fine-grained sand shipped from South China''s Hainan.
"We are very, very much satisfied with the venue and the competition here, the preparation work is positive and excellent," Squeo told Xinhua on Thursday.
"I want to congratulate the BOCOG and the beach volleyball organizers for their work here. It is a good position, good facilities and positive attitude (from the working staff), it feels the right way to fit the Olympics."
The Italian, partnering Portuguese Jose Casanova, technical supervisor in refereeing and Australian Blair Harrison, a member from FIVB control committee, has been on an inspecting tour in Beijing''s Chaoyang Park beach volleyball ground during the women''s challenger being held from Aug. 13 to 19.
"It is the first test event one year before the Beijing Olympics (beach volleyball) and it is very important as we can simulate the conditions of the real Games including weather conditions, working staff and judging, etc. Now we succeeded in doing that," said Squeo.
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