Wedding bells are ringing for Saori! The Japanese volleyball superstar is going to marry former volleyball player Yujiro Hidaka.
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Saori Kimura Aims For 2016 Olympic Gold
She already won a bronze at the 2012 Olympics and Saori wants Olympic gold next year in Brazil. Will Saori and Japan achieve it? Together with Brazil, USA & China, Japan is one of the favorites to win a medal in Rio.
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SHOCKING! 2014 World Grand Prix MVP, Yuko Sano, has QUIT from Team Japan and will NOT play at the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship later this month in Italy.
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EXCLUSIVE: What is the Hybrid 6 system that Japanese Women’s National team coach, Masayoshi Manabe introduced prior to the World Grand Prix finals?
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To pay tribute to all those who have died from the Hiroshima landslide, Saori Kimura, Yuko Sano & Team added this “black” print on their jerseys.
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Japanese Volleyball Icon Saori Kimura
She is no doubt an ICON! Japan’s hopes are mainly founded on Saori Kimura, who is a world-class wing-spiker and the team’s natural leader.
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According to mirror.co.uk, the now retired Japanese setter and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Yoshie Takeshita has the rudest name in sport.
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VIDEO: Japanese spiker, Saor Kimura, stars with other athletes namely basketball player Engin Atsur and football player Fernando Muslera for Galatasaray’s new video spot.
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VBall Returns To Japan
A story about a volleyball set adrift after the devastating tsunami & has been returned to Japanese high school after 2 years.
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Japan 2013 Team Rosters
Saori Kimura is the new captain and will lead a new generation of young players as Japan prepares for a new Olympic cycle. The men’s team has hired a new coach to help them prepare for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
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Gary Sato To Coach Japan
Japanese Volleyball Federation has officially announced that they have hired Gary Sato, former assistant coach of the USA Men’s Team, to coach it’s men’s team.
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Saori Kimura’s $alary
Vakifbank is one of the richest club teams this season. With this (unofficial) salary, Japan’s Saori Kimura is the highest paid Japanese volleyball player this season.