Richmond Olympic Oval could be the future home of the national women’s volleyball team.
A bid has been submitted that would see the Oval host the Women’s National Team Training Centre in 2017. The program is currently located in Winnipeg. The host city will be announced in September, 2015.
“We believe that Richmond is the optimal home for the Canadian women’s national volleyball team in 2017, offering excellent holistic athlete development in a world class training facility, that is situated in a city that can also serve the needs of the athletes off the court,” said Chris Densmore, executive director, Volleyball BC.
“We are committed as an organization to foster the development of Volleyball in BC. Exposure to the sport at its highest level for British Columbians will significantly contribute to that mission.”
Members of the public and B.C.’s volleyball community can get involved in the bid by going to www.bringtheteam.ca. Here, visitors are encouraged to use Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word and grow momentum for B.C. to become the home of the women’s national team.
