You can watch Giba's broadcast here: https://youtu.be/YNCdV-2VjqI
42 year old Brazilian volleyball superstar Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho aka Giba has come out of retirement to sign for leading English team IBB Polonia London.
Giba played in the top of the table Volleyball England Super League clash against Sheffield Hallam on April 14 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. IBB Polonia won 3-1.
Before the match, he was filmed by the Save Earl’s Court campaign making a passionate plea to Londoners and Mayor Khan to help bring back volleyball to Earls Court. Londoners were promised an Olympic Legacy at Earl’s Court, instead the iconic venue has been demolished for luxury flats and works by the joint venture between Capital & Counties Properties Plc and Transport for London on the site has stalled. Mayor Khan is Chair of Transport for London. All that remains is a wasteland.
Giba said:
“Hello everyone I’m Giba, I’m a volleyball player from Brazil. I have three Olympic medals. Gold in 2004, silver in 2008 and here in London, in 2012 where I played my last match, I leave the national team.
But the more important thing, I am here now to ask for you guys here in London, the court where I played, Earl’s Court, does not exist anymore and the land is empty.
In this place we can do many kind of great things for volleyball – beach volleyball, indoor volleyball and now we have also this snow volleyball! OK? We can arrange!
And I am here to give my support to volleyball coming back to London. I am here in London this week to play with IBB Polonia volleyball and show how much the people here in England love volleyball.
Please, Mayor, give back our court and I give all the support for the local people to help them! Help them to take back our place, our home, our volleyball home here in London!”
42 year old Brazilian volleyball superstar Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho aka Giba has come out of retirement to sign for leading English team IBB Polonia London.
Giba played in the top of the table Volleyball England Super League clash against Sheffield Hallam on April 14 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. IBB Polonia won 3-1.
Before the match, he was filmed by the Save Earl’s Court campaign making a passionate plea to Londoners and Mayor Khan to help bring back volleyball to Earls Court. Londoners were promised an Olympic Legacy at Earl’s Court, instead the iconic venue has been demolished for luxury flats and works by the joint venture between Capital & Counties Properties Plc and Transport for London on the site has stalled. Mayor Khan is Chair of Transport for London. All that remains is a wasteland.
Giba said:
“Hello everyone I’m Giba, I’m a volleyball player from Brazil. I have three Olympic medals. Gold in 2004, silver in 2008 and here in London, in 2012 where I played my last match, I leave the national team.
But the more important thing, I am here now to ask for you guys here in London, the court where I played, Earl’s Court, does not exist anymore and the land is empty.
In this place we can do many kind of great things for volleyball – beach volleyball, indoor volleyball and now we have also this snow volleyball! OK? We can arrange!
And I am here to give my support to volleyball coming back to London. I am here in London this week to play with IBB Polonia volleyball and show how much the people here in England love volleyball.
Please, Mayor, give back our court and I give all the support for the local people to help them! Help them to take back our place, our home, our volleyball home here in London!”
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