After 2019 SEA Games silver lining, PH men’s volleyball dives immediately into new era

MANILA, Philippines — The men’s national volleyball team went from making history in 2019 to being reduced to a program in disarray less than four years later.

From a silver that shone like gold in the Southeast Asian Games the country hosted, the men’s squad was hit by inactivity as COVID-19 wiped out training sessions and local leagues, the unavailability of key cogs and revelations of absent support during the last edition on the biennial meet.

And the program is building redemption on the backs of young newcomers.

But under the new system of Brazilian coach Sergio Veloso, these first-timers are eager to prove themse…

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