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JPN W: Japan announced Saori Kimura as new captain

by WoV
source: melhordovolei.com.br

Bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in London 2012, the Japanese women national team announced list of players for the season 2013. Yoshie Takeshita retired, the new captain is Saori Kimura. Masayoshi Manabe's setters will be Hitomi Nakamichi, Haruka Miyashita, Makoto Matsuura Hiroko Matsuura, Natsumi Fujita, Kanami Tashiro, Ayaka Hosokawa.

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Japan will have two teams for this season. A team, which will compete in Grand Prix and World Cup Championships, and second one that will go to the Masters Montreax.

Masayoshi  Manabe`s list of players for A team:

Setters: Hitomi Nakamichi, Haruka Miyashita, Makoto Matsuura Hiroko Matsuura, Natsumi Fujita, Kanami Tashiro, Ayaka Hosokawa

Middle blockers: Erika Araki, Nana Iwasaka, Kanako Hirai, Riho Otake, Nanami Inoue, Aimi Kawashima, Haruyo Shimamura, Fumika Moriya, Azusa Futami, Kana Ono, Rika Seki, Nozomi Ito, Kiroya Obikawa

Receivers: Saori Kimura Saori Sakoda, Yukiko Ebata, Risa Shinnabe, Mizuho Ishida, Miyu Nagaoka, Oumi Akari, Yuki Ishii, Ishii Risa, Saori Takahashi, Ayumi Nakamura, Rika Nomoto, Yurie Nabeya, Yuka Imamura, Doi Sakura, Miku Benoki, Sarina Koga

Liberos: Kotoki Zayasu, Akiko Ino, Mami Yoshida, Miku Torigoe, Aki Maruyama, Arisa Sato, Akane Yamagishi 

List Masters Montreax:

Setters: Makoto Matsuura, Natsumi Fujita

Attackers: Risa Ishii, Tomomo Nakamura, Yuki Ishii, Saori Takahashi, Yuka Imamura, Miyu Nagaoka, Oumi Akari, Risa Rina Koga

Middle blockers: Nana Iwasaka, Sato Otake, Haruyo Shimamura, Fumika Moriya

Liberos: Mami Yoshida, Kotoki Zayasu

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