Volleyball House renews old friendships

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016 – Brazil’s Virna Diaz and Cuba’s Mireya Luis have been more accustomed to being on opposite sides of the net during their celebrated careers. Though any trace of this rivalry has long disappeared and Virna and Mireya’s meeting at the Volleyball House on Thursday was an opportunity to give two sporting greats the opportunity to reminisce.

During the visit the former players remembered the Olympic semifinal in Atlanta 1996, when Cuba beat Brazil to qualify for the final and eventually win the gold medal. After the match the players came together in the locker rooms in a meeting that was less than amical. They did not know then, but they would only meet 12 years later at the 2008 …

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