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Post by ironhammer on Aug 20, 2021 20:40:31 GMT -5
"If you look within the whole gym and in the program, we have so many athletes that come from very different backgrounds ... It's our jobs as the current athletes right now to inspire that and push for that," Wong-Orantes stated.
Historically, there has been low participation among Asian Americans in the Olympics and in major sports leagues.
A combination of stereotypes -- such as Asians being biologically unsuitable for sports and cultural norms -- often played a role in this case of under involvement. However, the current state of representation is slowly changing as the new wave of Asian American athletes challenge the status quo.
And that's in no small part to athletes like Wong-Orantes.
Wong-Orantes might be the shortest on her team at five-foot-six, but she is widely considered to be one of the world's best defensive players -- no small achievement given the average height for women volleyball players is around 5'10", according to NCSA Sports. "In my sport, that can be a disadvantage," says Wong-Orantes matter-of-factly about her height.
"I would just say it's not too late, and you can still achieve your dreams. And whatever you want to aspire to be, go after it." |
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Post by CAI BIN MUST GO on Aug 20, 2021 23:40:03 GMT -5
Historically, there has been low participation among Asian Americans in the Olympics and in major sports leagues. A combination of stereotypes -- such as Asians being biologically unsuitable for sports and cultural norms -- often played a role in this case of under involvement. right..... Americans play like a handful of sports and generalize that to all sports lol |
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Post by ironhammer on Aug 21, 2021 1:02:24 GMT -5
Historically, there has been low participation among Asian Americans in the Olympics and in major sports leagues. A combination of stereotypes -- such as Asians being biologically unsuitable for sports and cultural norms -- often played a role in this case of under involvement. right..... Americans play like a handful of sports and generalize that to all sports lol I'm not advocating that argument, just saying mainstream media is paying attention to an indoor volleyball player. |
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Post by ironhammer on Aug 21, 2021 1:08:30 GMT -5
Historically, there has been low participation among Asian Americans in the Olympics and in major sports leagues. A combination of stereotypes -- such as Asians being biologically unsuitable for sports and cultural norms -- often played a role in this case of under involvement. right..... Americans play like a handful of sports and generalize that to all sports lol Well statistics will answer your question, simple as that. |
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Post by ironhammer on Aug 23, 2021 0:00:51 GMT -5
And another article on JWO, this time from Yahoo: Bryan Ke August 11, 2021·2 min read In this article: Meet Justine Wong-Orantes, the Filipino Chinese American athlete who was an integral part of Team USA’s gold medal win in women’s volleyball at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Amazing athlete: Wong-Orantes, 25, played a key role in helping Team USA defeat Brazil and secure the country's first-ever gold medal in women's volleyball on Sunday, according to NBC Olympics.
She was reportedly running all over the place to help her team set up scores against their opponent during their three sets. Team USA beat Brazil 3-0 (25-21 for the first set, 25-20 for the second set and 24-15 for the final set). Volleyball World named Wong-Orantes as Best Libero for its 2020 Tokyo Games dream team.
A dream come true: Winning a gold medal in volleyball has been a dream
for Wong-Orantes ever since she started getting into the sport.
Her Filipino Chinese mother, Winnie Wong, and her Mexican father,
Robert Orantes, were volleyball players, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Her father also coached the Mizuno Long Beach volleyball club.
Wong-Orantes partnered with Sara Hughes to become one of the top
youth beach volleyball pairs, hoping to one day win a gold medal just
like American gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings.
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Post by VolleyTX on Aug 28, 2021 14:52:10 GMT -5
She is the best Libero team USA has ever had. I was not expecting her to be so solid at the international level, but boy did she prove me wrong. We've had other liberos who were good diggers and quick about the court, but I don't think we've ever had one that could read the play as fast or as well as JWO. Not to mention, she passes nails.
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