Japan's men's volleyball team loses to Iran, wins silver medal, benefits from growth of young players
Quick Look
- Japan's men's volleyball team, which has qualified for the Los Angeles Olympics, lost to Iran in a rematch of the Asian Championship final and won the silver medal.
- In the absence of main players such as Ishikawa and Ai Takahashi, young players such as Nishiyama and Kai played an active role, proving the team's improvement and growth.
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Why It Matters
Japan's men's volleyball team won the Asian Championship and qualified for the Los Angeles Olympics.
It's been about 3 weeks since the joy of deciding to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics. Japan's men's volleyball team lost the rematch with Iran. He was also the opponent I played against in the final of the Asian Championship, where I won my ticket. This time, Japan was full of determination not to lose because some of their main players were absent.
It was almost evenly matched. I took back the second set right after I dropped it at the end of the juice. Not to be outdone by Otsuka, who has been to the Olympics twice, the young 23-year-old duo of Kai and Nishiyama performed well. Despite the positive feedback, Kai said, ``It's frustrating. I want to improve further.''
Ishikawa and Ai Takahashi are not members. Many of the players had little experience on the national team, and Coach Thiri said, ``Everyone learned while playing and grew a lot. It's a beautiful medal.'' The significance of competing all the way to the finals on the international stage is great.
Throughout the tournament, Nishiyama scored a lot of points with his enthusiasm, saying, ``I want to take this opportunity to show off my spikes and other weapons.'' Raising the standard will lead to the strengthening of the entire team. The silver medal won by a budding young athlete is extremely dazzling.
Open Questions
- Timing of return of key members for the next international convention
