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Article: VOL: Australian women s team launch hectic Olympic lead up
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- May 26, 2000
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-26-2000
VOL: Australian women s team launch hectic Olympic lead up
SYDNEY, May 26 AAP - Think women's volleyball and images of sand, sun and circulation-defying
swim suits come to mind.
In the lead-up to their Olympic debut, the Australian women's volleyball team hopes
to change all that.
After losing aspiring stars to its high profile beach cousin, the women's program has
regrouped to launch a hectic Olympic lead-up that aims to provide a coming of age for
the world's youngest international team.
The Australian women's side - which has an average age of 19 - will resume a full scale
countdown to the Olympics with a five-match series against world No.13 ...