The Premier Volleyball League launched its Invitational Conference in elaborate PSA Forum rites on Tuesday, June 28, at the Century Park Sheraton Hotel with seven teams all loaded up for another spirited battle for volley supremacy not just among themselves but also against two crack foreign squads
Organizers of the Premier Volleyball League decided to move the Invitational Conference from July 2 to July 9. In a statement, the decision was made upon the request of the team members to have more time to train for the said conference. Seven local teams led by PVL Open Conference champion Creaml
Kobe Shinwa Women’s University and the Taipei Kung Whales are expected to see action in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference, which unfolds on July 2. The Kobe Shinwa Women’s University is a collegiate squad from Japan who had previously competed in the country back in 2017, while
May 9, 2021
Former Japan rugby player and sports education scholar Tsuyoshi Hirao insists that it is time for athletes to come forward and share their opinions about the troubled Tokyo Olympics, saying that their voices are more legitimate and powerful.
Earlier this month, Hirao, who serves as a professor at Kobe Shinwa Women’s University, wrote a series of Twitter posts encouraging athletes to publicly express their thoughts on the Tokyo Games, which are in the midst of turmoil over the COVID-19 pandemic and receiving little support from the Japanese public.
Former rugby player Tsuyoshi Hirao, now a sports education professor at Kobe Shinwa Women’s University, believes Japanese athletes have a greater responsibility to voice their opinions on the controversial Tokyo Olympics. | COURTESY OF TSUYOSHI HIRAO