“All members of the Doko Olympics became one”
“I don’t think I got lower grades because I didn’t have it.”
“There is no hit in popularity of volleyball… Rather alert”
| ↑ Volleyball player Kim Hee-jin / Video = YouTube channel UCN SPORTS |
Volleyball player Kim Hee-jin (30, IBK Industrial Bank of Korea) said about the absence of twin volleyball sisters Lee Jae-young and Da-young Lee, who were sanctioned for ‘indefinite business suspension’ for the national team due to school violence controversy, “I think the results would have been better with those players. I don’t think,” he said.
“Be careful with the actions and words of the players due to the twin incident… the best for their main job”
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| ↑ Volleyball player Kim Hee-jin / Photo = YouTube channel UCN SPORTS |
In an interview with the YouTube channel ‘UCN SPORTS’, which was released on the 22nd, Kim Hee-jin answered the question, ‘Was the absence of Lee Jae-young and Da-young Lee at the Tokyo Olympics a loss of power?
Heejin Kim, who was asked this question, tilted her head for a while and said, “The Tokyo Olympics felt a little different. It came out less, I didn’t think of that.”
Then, to the question of ‘Do you think the popularity of volleyball has been affected by the Lee Jae-young and Da-young issue?
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| ↑ Volleyball player Kim Hee-jin / Photo = YouTube channel UCN SPORTS |
Kim Hee-jin said, “I don’t feel that the volleyball fans left because it shocked the volleyball fans. On the contrary, I felt that there were more volleyball fans.” And when I do my main job, I try to do my best with passion.”
Kim Hee-jin praised Kim Yeon-kyung (33, Shanghai, China), who was the captain of the national team, as “a player who has leadership not only on the court but also in everyday life off the court to the extent that I thought, ‘How great would it be if a player like Yeon-kyung’s sister came out once more’.”
He added, “When Yeon-kyung is on the team, I feel reassured.
‘School violence’ Da-young Lee, MVP as soon as she goes to Greece… Prospects for entry into Italy
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| ↑ (From left) Lee Da-young, Lee Jae-young / Photo = YouTube channel AC POAK TV capture |
Previously, Jae-young Lee and Da-young Lee were disciplined by their club and the Korea Volleyball Association for the school violence controversy that broke out in February, making it difficult to continue their careers in Korea. As a result, they tried to advance overseas and signed a contract with the Greek league PAOK Thessaloniki with a salary that was reduced by nearly 80%.
Dayoung Lee led the team to a 3-0 win against Olympiacos, the first match after the transfer, to win the 3rd round of Greek women’s volleyball MVP. Poston Sports, a local media outlet, said, “The Greek league is a match for the twins.
It’s not a league,” he said, predicting that their next year’s destination will be Italy, Turkey or Poland.
Meanwhile, the Italian and Turkish leagues are the two major mountain ranges of European volleyball leagues. Kim Yeon-kyung, who is called the volleyball empress, also played in Fenerbahce, Turkey from 2011 to 2017, and Ekzashibashi, Turkey from 2018 to 2020.
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