Sisaket Volleyball Team has raised its cash offer to import a cute volleyball player from Kazakhstan for next year’s National Volleyball League.
Sabina Altynbekova, 18, became an internet sensation after she played for Kazakhstan in the Asian Junior Women’s Volleyball Championship held in Taipei last month, as everyone fell in love with her cute anime look.
Sisaket team representatives will travel to Sabina’s home town Friday to discuss the contract with the athlete and her family. Word that officials were offering 7-figures for Sabina have raised some eyebrows, but they haven’t said exactly how much they’ve offered.
But a new, higher offer (still between THB1 million – 10 million) will be made, Siripong Angkasakulkiat, governor of the Sisaket Sports Association said yesterday.
He said there is a “70 percent” chance Sabina will join the team. The only obstacle would be her guardians, who worry about their teen daughter in Thailand. Therefore, the team has also offered to cover all the expenses if her guardians decide to come along to take care of the teen athlete.
Siripong said he heard the Philippines is also seeking her to play in their national league, but he believes Sabina would rather join the Thai team.
Either way, the moral of the story is that it’s really good to be a cute volleyball player.
The addition of Sabina will make the team stronger, Siripong added. In all of the media accounts regarding the player, her volleyball-playing abilities seem to have gone unexamined, but fans say her cuteness is sure to help popularize Thailand’s volleyball scene.
Photo: Facebook Altynbekova Sabina
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