'Polish grandpa' in love with Chinese women's volleyball team
Updated: 2016-08-22 16:06
By Wang Mengzhen(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Jozef, a loyal fan from Poland, poses for a photo holding a volleyball jersy od Chinese women's volleyball team captain Hui Ruoqi. [Photo from WeChat] |
Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese women's volleyball team in Rio de Janeiro, a Polish fan grabbed a lot of attention, not because he was not Chinese, but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning.
The 60-year-old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese women's volleyball team at the first sight when he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012. The Polish man was fascinated by the performances of the young team, especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi. Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team-- the Polish men's volleyball.
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Jozef, a loyal fan from Poland, takes a selfie with Chinese women's volleyball team captain Hui Ruoqi. [Photo from WeChat] |
Since then, Jozef has become obsessed with the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions. Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland, the Polish man, for the first time, came to cheer up for team on site. He also drove all the way from Poland to Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women's World Volleyball Championship.
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