Vyacheslav and Ivan Zaytsev
Some of you might recognize the big guy on the photo. If not, it is legendary Soviet and Russian setter Vyacheslav Zaytsev, a three-time Olympian, who won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In addition, he is the owner of the two gold medals from the FIVB World Championship and seven gold medals from the CEV European Championship.
A kid next to him with an adorable smile is his son Ivan, surely one of the best volleyball players in the world nowadays. Knowing the fact that Ivan was born in 1988, we guess that this must-share photo was taken in the early 90s when his father was no longer an active player.
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