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Professional volleyball starts this weekend. The protagonists of the Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinals myths pledged to carry on the emotion and popularity of that time on the domestic courts.
Byung-min Yoo.
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After giving the impression of advancing to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, athletes who realized their popularity through various TV entertainment appearances had a pleasant battle of words at Media Day ahead of the opening day.
[Kim Hee-jin / IBK Industrial Bank: I wish I had a lot of blocking.]
[Park Jung-ah / Korea Expressway Corporation: I don’t get sick, I work hard, but I hope I can’t play games with my team.]
[Lee So-young / KGC Ginseng Corporation : Be careful, sisters. We will (win).]
Kim Hee-jin, who received a lot of love for her busy schedule as Kim Yeon-kyung, said she would repay it with her skills.
[Kim Hee-jin / IBK Industrial Bank of Korea: Being busy in the off-season means being busy. I had to return to the mindset of an athlete, and I'm glad that the transition was quicker than I thought. I think I'm doing pretty well.] In
this season Kim Yeon-kyung left, a fierce battle is expected without any strong players.
GS Caltex is challenging for the championship for two consecutive seasons,
[Kang So-hwi/GS Caltex: It has been a long time since I have not seen the fans, and I miss you a lot. As always, I'm practicing really hard.]
Hyundai E&C, the winning team in the cup competition, and the road construction company led by Park Jung-ah are considered opponents.
With the establishment of Pepper Savings Bank, a new team based in Gwangju, the number of games and distance traveled is expected to be the biggest variable as we enter the era of the first 7 teams in history.
(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Video editing: Park Chun-bae, CG: Uhm So-min)