Volleyball player Sarina Koga was wearing her husband Yuji Nishida 's uniform and was also present at the match with Mayu Ishikawa
"Men's Volleyball World Cup, Japan National Team 3-2 Finland National Team" (30th, Yoyogi Daiichi Gymnasium)
The Paris Olympics qualifying tournament, where Olympic tickets are at stake, has begun. 2nd place and above qualify. Japan, ranked 5th in the world, played against Finland, ranked 28th, and won 3-2 in a full set. (Rankings are as of the 29th)
Women's representative Sarina Koga (NEC) was there to watch the match. She was holding a golden stick balloon and wearing the uniform of her husband Yuji Nishida (Panasonic) to cheer on the team. Mayu, whose brother is Yuki Ishikawa (Milan), was also there.
After the match, Nishida said that he was aware of his wife's support, but said, ``It doesn't really matter, we have to win first. All we have to do is win. I'm myself, so I thought I'd do my best.'' nodded.
