/R E P E A T -- TORONTO 2015 to host beach volleyball challenge as Pan Am Games beach volleyball schedule announced/
23 May 2015 - 09:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
TORONTO, May 21, 2015 /CNW/ - Get ready to dig your
heels into the sand and set up for that spike — the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games/Parapan Am Games
Organizing Committee (TO2015) is serving up an interactive beach
volleyball experience at Ashbridges Bay on Saturday, May 23, to coincide the release of the
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games beach
volleyball schedule.
Media and the general public are invited to join notable
Canadian beach volleyball athletes as they play an exhibition game
from 10 a.m. to noon. Media and the
general public are also invited to participate on the court.
Athletes and Games partners will be available for one-on-one
interviews.
What:
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Exhibition beach
volleyball game: Watch as elite-level summer athletes take on
all challengers, including media. Watch as PACHI learns to spike,
serve and bump from some of Canada's top medallists in the
sport.
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Media
interviews: Following the exhibition game, athletes will be
available for one-on-one media interviews.
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When:
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Saturday, May
23
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10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
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Who:
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Canadian volleyball
champion: Mark Heese, Olympic bronze medalist, Atlanta 1996
Olympic Games
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Conrad Leinemann and
Jody Holden, gold medalists, Winnipeg 1999 Pan Am Games
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Steve Anderson,
Volleyball Canada national coach and four-time Olympic
coach.
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Ed Drakich, High
Performance Director, Volleyball Canada
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Athletes from Team
Canada's developmental program
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PACHI, the TORONTO
2015 mascot, TO2015 representatives and more
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Where:
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Court 9, Ashbridges
Bay
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1681 Lake Shore Blvd
East
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*For parking details visit:
http://ashbridgesvolleyball.com/page.php?page_id=73546
* Media is advised to enter the park via Northern Dancer
Blvd. at Lakeshore for parking. Broadcast media parking available
by request.
SOURCE Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan
American Games
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