In the first set of the Poland-Italy match in the Nations League, Bartosz Kurek and Simone Giannelli played for some time in different jerseys than usual. Let’s explain what caused this exception.
On July 24, we witnessed the last match of the Polish national team this year in the League of Nations. Byalo-Chervony showed excellent quality in it, successfully fighting for the bronze medal of this competition together with Italy. Wards of Nikola Grbic were able to reverse the fate of individual sets and tip the scales of victory in their favor in each of them. Thanks to this, they won 3:0. However, the fans noticed not only the excellent performance of the Poles, but also the unusual equipment of the captains of both teams.
Why did Bartosz Kurek wear a different uniform in the Poland-Italy match?
Works in the first set until one of the teams scores 12 points. Prior to this, Bartosz Kurek and Simone Giannelli did not appear in national colors, but in striped T-shirts that stood out noticeably. We already know what this action was.
As it turned out, this was the result of a decision by the FIVB, the International Volleyball Federation. Thus, the union wanted to draw attention to the issue of equality in sports and make positive changes to it. Thus, the goal was to increase broadly understood gender tolerance in the volleyball community through the Equal Jersey campaign.
The League of nations. Unique t-shirts as part of the “Equal T-shirt” campaign
- Volleyball showed me how important it is to respect diversity in the world. In my life, I have encountered different cultures, beliefs and attitudes that are different from mine. “It made me realize how important it is to have mutual respect and equal treatment no matter what,” Giannelli said after the meeting. This was reported by the portal sport.pl.
Mika Christenson from the USA and Frenchman Zhenya Grebnnikov also reached the final in the same costumes.
Source: Wprost
