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Miyu Nagaoka
is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs. She is a left-handed Opposite spiker known for her high vertical jump and high spike speed. She has been part of Japan women's national volleyball team since 2013, as a lead scorer in her debut in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters where she was awarded "Best Spiker" and was also the lead scorer during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Miyu Nagaoka's career begins at school level in local leagues. In the same period she plays in the Japanese youth national teams: in 2007 she wins the Asian and Oceanian Under-17 championship, where she receives the MVP award; in 2008 she won the Under-18 Asian and Oceanian Championships. Two years later, in 2010, she made her senior international debut, taking part in the Asian Cup. In the 2010-11 season she began her professional career with Hisamitsu Springs, finishing third in the league; in the following season she is her finalist in the league, but she comes out defeated against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyama, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the city has a population of 38,223 and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area is 105.12 km². The modern city of Miyama was established on January 29, 2007, from the merger of the town of Takata (from Miike District was a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a population density, density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2. Former tow ...), and the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa (both from Yamato District). References External links * Miyama City official website Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the event was postponed to 2021, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (previous games had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the event retained the ''Tokyo 2020'' branding for marketing purpose.Multiple sources: * * * It was largely held behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response to the pandemic, the first and so far only Olympic Games to be held without official spectators. The Games were the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia, qualified for the Olympics, and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Information The FIVB Volleyball World Cup began with signing a contract between Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) for hosting the tournament on 31 January 2013. In this event, Fuji TV had the right to broadcast the tournament. Moreover, the FIVB released the qualification process of the tournament: # Host country # 2014 World champions # 2 teams per Continental confederation considered by World ranking, Continental ranking, or Continental championship But, on 10 March 2015, the FIVB announced a change of the continental events following each continental confederation's agreement. # AVC used the World ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
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2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 12 to 17, 2013. Brazil won their second title and Brazilian Fabiana Claudino was selected the Most Valuable Player. Teams Competition formula The competition formula of the 2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Venues Results Nagoya round *Venue: Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan Tokyo round *Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan Final standing Awards *Most Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Emperor's Cup And Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship
, is a Japanese volleyball competition that was established in 2007. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association. The word ''Tennō'' (天皇) means the Emperor of Japan, and the term ''Kōgō'' (皇后) is the Empress of Japan. The Tennō Kōgō Commemorative Cup is given to the champion of the tournament. The Commemorative Cup was given to the winner of the Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship until 2006. Champions MVP by edition From 2021 edition, MVP award was created. Prize money for MVP award is JP¥100,000. Prize money * The winner: JP¥10,000,000 * Runner-up: JP¥4,000,000. Capcom Award As Capcom is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ... signed 3 year partnership contract with JVA, Capcom Award was set up for the winner. Another ten mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorm Silver Cup
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2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2015 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 16th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Vietnam. Matches of the competition was held at the 7,000 capacity Hà Nam Gymnasium. Pools composition *The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship ''* Withdrew'' Pool standing procedure The following procedures shall be followed to determine the ranking of teams in a pool: # Number of matches won # Match points # Sets ratio # Points ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Squads Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *Most v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 15th staging of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2013 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. ''* Withdrew'' Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Classification 9th–10th Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) *Best Setter: Chizuru Kotō (Hisamitsu) *Best Outside Spikers: Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) and Chen Liyi (Tianjin) *Best Middle Blockers: Kanako Hirai (Hisamitsu) and Lyudmila Anarbayeva (Zhetyssu) *Best Opposite Spiker: Li Ying (volleyball, born 1988), Li Ying (Tianjin) *Best Libero: Marina Storozhenko (Zhetyssu) Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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