The V-League players got out of the gym and hit the sand this past weekend.
The Japan Volleyball Association and Japan Volleyball League Organization hosted a four-on-four men's beach volleyball event called the V-League Summer Festival featuring players from Japan's top circuit in Tokyo on Saturday and Sunday.
It was an experimental attempt by the hosts to promote the league, whose popularity is said to have declined in recent years, and to show the unity of the entire volleyball circle in Japan.
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