As of October this year, Jelena Nikolic of Serbia, will be competing in Japan in the V-League. The 194cm outside hitter is sure to be an influential player in this years World Cup as Serbia will fight for a top 3 finish. Maybe even more so with a bit of home crowd support behind her! Press release from Takefuji Corporation.
| -Takefuji Bamboo Gears Up With A New Player!- Announcement of Ms. Nikolic Jelena Joining Us |
Here is a story for you…Taismary Aguero was one of the big reasons that Italy won the recent European Championships. She was even crowned the MVP for the tournament. She’s 177cm tall, and her spike reach is 322cm…wow. For anyone who hasn’t seen her, she can play. Theres one catch, she’s Cuban.
Taismary was born in 1977 in Cuba. She started playing Volleyball at the age of 8. She’s represented Cuba 350 times, winning two Olympic gold medals, in Atlanta and Sydney. She also has World Championship gold in Osaka in 1998 and two World Cup golds in 1995 and 1999, when she was named MVP and best server.
