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One of the biggest stars of all times
elected with the board of directors of the FIABVB:
Chinese Yang Xilan joined the team
of Jean-Pierre Seppey (Copenhagen, November 25, 2006) - It is a thunder of applause which greeted the election of Chinese Yang Xilan, 45 years, with the board of directors of the FIABVB (International Federation of Associations of Beach and Volley ball). Sensitive to the objectives of ethical, democratic and popular development of the volleyball defended by the founders of the FIABVB, Yang Xilan will be in charge of the Asian projects of the new federation created in Copenhagen. Yang Xilan, it’s the best mental of the history of the female volleyball. Initially because it withstood the pressure perfectly by endorsing the role of setter no1 of the Chinese team at the time when mythical Sun Jinfang took its retirement in 1983. Then, because it always knew to renew its play. Girl of workman, girl of North, it discovers the mini volleyball at nine years, and will not leave any more the parquet floors. From Peking in Europe, all its team-members can testify some: it always coupled its natural talent with a number of hours of drive higher than the remainder of her comrades; nobody better than it knew to adapt to the plays often very different from the players of a high level team. And finally, because it was always played of its size: in the junior team of the Army of the Chinese People, there was only one smaller player, which never prevented it from making the difference thanks to an incredible intelligence of play. To say that she had eyes all around the head does not have anything an exaggeration in her case. The list of her gold medals is eloquent: world cup, world championships and Olympic Games. An invaluable experiment that Yang Xilan will put at the service of all the athletes of the FIABVB. For any additional information: www.fiabvb.org For any contact, please write to: info@fiabvb.org |