The Japanese women's volleyball team has just announced the list of summons with 39 athletes. The team will be led by Manabe coach with the goal of rediscovering the old glory at two important tournaments: the World Championship Volleyball Championship 2022 and the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
The list of 39 athletes will be reduced to participate in tournaments this year such as Volleyball Nations League, Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, Asiad Hangzhou before choosing the best names to participate in the World Championship Volleyball Championship 2022.
In this list, in addition to the absence of some names like Ishii, Nabeya or Ai Kurogu, Japanese women's volleyball welcomes the return of the black girl Airi Miyabe.
Airi Miyabe carries half of Japanese blood, she won the MVP of the Asian Young Championship in 2014 before being called to the first team and legends like Saori Kimura to attend the 2015 World Grand Prix.
Here, she was officially played and made a significant impression. When it seemed like she could compete for a ticket to Rio 2016 Olympics, Airi Miyabe suddenly abandoned the national team to go to the US to study abroad.
Over the past years, she played in a volleyball tournament for students in the US and pursued her learning path. She also did not play in professional tournaments for the past 7 years.
Therefore, the return of Airi Miyabe in the Japanese women's volleyball team surprised many people. Many people doubt her ability when too many years did not appear in professional prizes.
However, in the context of the existing excellent Japanese women's volleyball volleyball, Airi Miyabe's return will help Manabe coach have more choices and can set higher goals in the tournament.
Airi Miyabe was born in 1998, she carried two bloodlines. Airi Miyabe owns a height of 1.81m and plays in the position of the owner, the pass.