Five South American countries will fight for a women's volleyball pass in Peru's capital Lima city for Beijing Olympic Games, Peruvian Volleyball Federation (FPV) officials confirmed on Wednesday.

 

Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela will compete for the pass as of January 3 of 2008.

 

Meanwhile, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador decided not to participate in this pre-olympic event, while Brazil already obtained its pass in the World Cup held in Japan.

 

The event in Lima will be played in a single round-robin format and the team that wins first place will qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, FPV president Cesar Vertiz said.

 

Peru and Venezuela have good teams and are expected to be favorites.

 

(Xinhua News Agency December 6, 2007)