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| Thai Volleyball Players Target Olympics |
Thai team ready for an unprecedented sixth Grand Prix FIVB World Grand ninth their appearance. Thailand was the best performance of eighth place on his debut in 2002 and again in 2009.
A remarkable period of Thailand in the competition for a period of one month has created great interest in the game in the country. The game against China, the former Olympic champions, they are much stronger and bigger, which was generously Thais, was one of the most watched games in recent times.
Thai players received praise from most of their rivals and also won the heart of the Thai public with their gritty performance.
Upon arrival Monday, swarmed TV stations and journalists around the many new players who seemed stunned by their sudden notoriety. Cameras flashed and beat on the drums and gongs reverberated in Suvarnabhumi Airport as hundreds of fans gathered around the players for photo opportunities. Hundreds of passengers only agitated the players. After Channel 7 television live their return, the team has received invitations from several TV shows in the air.
Study jumping is probably the team will start tomorrow and Friday to prepare for the Asian championship next month in Taiwan, where he will defend the title he won two years ago in Vietnam.
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| Thai Volleyball Players Target Olympics |
Although the 15-23 September event is an immediate concern, the main objective of Thailand to win an Olympic spot. Only the champions of the Asian meet will qualify for the World Cup in Japan in November. The number two team will have a chance of reaching the World Cup if their world is better than four of the five teams ranked second in their respective continental competitions - Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa .
This means that the World Cup in November will be the start of qualifying for the London Olympics in 2012. Only 12 teams from around the world will be able to get the World Cup - Japan satisfied with the team in all five continents, four teams finished second in continental competitions (five finalists, but only four of the best in the world ranking are selected) and two wild cards. Only three of the first World Cup to book their places for the Olympics.
