A STRONG field of former Olympians and national team players will be fielded by the competing teams against Foton Pilipinas when the AVC Asian Women’s Club Championship fires off on Saturday at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan City. President Rodrigo Duterte and members of the Foton Pilipinas volleyball team make the iron-fist gesture during the volleybelles’ courtesy call on the President, four days before they plunge into action in the Asian Women’s Club Championship. Also backing the event are SMM Sports, Nike, Senoh, Asics, Mikasa, Foton, BMW and Price Waterhouse Cooper. The Thais will be led by seasoned national team campaigners Pleumjit Thinkaow, Wanida Kotruang and Wilavan Apinyapong as well as young guns Pornpun Guedpard and Sutadta Chuewulim. “It’s a very dangerous field,” said Menta, who guided the national team of Cook Islands last year.

Source: The Standard September 01, 2016 15:56 UTC