Russian women aim for the Olympic title – Volleyball news
Women’s national volleyball team displayed an incredible action at the 2012 Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which recently rounded off in Japan.
Russia secured the top slot in the tournament and settled for the Olympic berth alongside Serbia, Korea, and hosts Japan. Ladies around Head Coach Sergey Ovchinnikov appeared in a total of seven matches and maintained their dominance from start to end. No other team in the competition could hinder their performance. The reigning world champions took on tough competitors but always finished on the winning side.
Now that the Russians have earned the right to play at the 2012 London Olympic Games, they have shifted all their attention on the upcoming challenge. The passionate Russian team-line is determined to keep the momentum going at the Olympic Games and to finish on the podium.
Russian players are enjoying a great rhythm and tone after claiming success at the Olympic Qualifiers. Furthermore, two key players of Russian team Tatiana Kosheleva and Lioubov Sokolova have also returned. Both of them are believed to have solid knowledge of the game. With their addition in the team, Russia is likely to create more buzz on the centre court.
Speaking of their abilities, a former Russia player Natalia Obmochaeva said, “They're the leaders of the team. But nevertheless we got the result, won, and we'll see how things progress. If we have to, we'll play without them too, but I would definitely like them to come.”
Obmochaeva was a part of the Russian squad that won the world championship in 2010. She also talked about Russia’s chances of winning the Olympic Title. She shared her thoughts in the following manner, “Russian women's volleyball team is still good enough to win the 2012 Olympic Games. We still need to have a good training camp, prepare, tighten up some parts of our game, and with this squad we can win.”
Russia will have great weapon in the form of Ekaterina Gamova, who ended as second best scorer at the Olympic Qualifiers. She played a big role in overall success of Russia and contributed 124 points. She added 101 spikes, 19 blocks, and 2 serve aces in the competition.
In addition to Gamova, Russia team has other players who have the ability to run the show. Currently, the team is undergoing extensive training whereas the team mentor is working to formulise the best strategy for his team. Russia is likely to make it to the Olympic podium.
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