The match honoring 7 legendary volleyball of Thailand (Fab7) took place in joy with unforgettable memories throughout the journey of nearly 2 decades of the Golden Girls Volleyballs of Thap Pagoda. A sincere celebration of a really special farewell to honor 7 athletes has dedicated to the country.
Athletes such as Wanna Buakaew, Pleumjit Thinkaow, Wilavan Apinyapong, Nootsara Tomkom, Onuma Sittirak, Malika Kanthong and Amporn Hyapha have contributed to the Thai national team for nearly 20 years. Many ups and downs in that journey but they all inspired a generation of fans and young athletes.
Under the guidance of the legendary coach Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai, Fab7 surpassed the FIVB world championship qualifying round for the first time in history in 1998 and ranked 13/16. At the 2007 World Cup or FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in 2009 and 2013 they also devoted to the world volleyball NHM performances at high level.
In the WGP finals, China the Thai volleyball girls ranked 4th and shortly thereafter (2016) at Montreux Masters, Noootsara Tomkom and his teammates suddenly won a silver medal. Fab 7 won the Asian championship twice in 2009 and 2013.
At VNL 2021, concentrated by the Thai women's volleyball team to prepare for Volleyball Nations League to discover 22 positive athletes Covid-19 after testing 37 athletes, coaches, all related officials. For this reason, the Thai Volleyball Federation sent Fab 6 including the athletes of Pleumjit, Wilavan, Nootsara, Onuma, Malika and Amporn to participate in VNL to replace juniors.
Some emotional pictures of the Fab7 farewell match yesterday (7/11) (Photo: AVC)
