Yakub and KB who can't even write "significant personal history" have no regrets... 'Elastic Strength': Indian National University and Spring Volleyball Jung Jo-joon

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Professional volleyball KB Insurance will aim for spring volleyball with outside heater Amit Gulia (28, registered name Amit) of the Indian national team.

KB Insurance officially announced on the 5th that it has recruited Indian national team outside heater Amit as an alternative Asian quarter foreign player in the 2025-2026 season.

It was after the news that the existing Asian quarter player Mohammed Yakub (32) had transferred to Kuwait Volleyball Club Al-Qadasaya in the early morning of the same day.

Jakub left for Bahrain, his country, on January 9 after asking the team and club for understanding due to his personal history. Since the time of departure, the team has not confirmed the exact timing of its return to the club, making it unclear to rejoin the team.

According to KB Insurance, it was right that the personal history itself was so serious that the player himself had to go back to Bahrain and solve it. According to Jakub's explanation, it was not a problem that could not be solved in a short period of time, and it was a family affair that could not be vacated for a long time.

From the time of the third round, when they already recognized the problem, Jakub showed poor performance. As a result, even if he returned to Korea, it was difficult to expect the performance he expected. KB Insurance also understood that and approved Jakub's request for termination of the contract at the end of January.

Since then, KB Insurance has completely ended its regret by choosing a local club team near Bahrain as a team to prepare for its personal livelihood and next season. An official from KB Insurance explained that they had betrayed their trust.

Amit, who quickly confirmed his recruitment after the contract was terminated, is a player with excellent physical conditions and elasticity of 195 centimeters. During the 2024-2025 season, he was recognized for his competitiveness by playing as a starting player in the Iranian league. He has also been a mainstay of the Indian national team since being selected for the senior team at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.

It is also associated with Korean volleyball. Amit scored 24 points, the most by both teams, in the group qualifying round for the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, with a high attack success rate and stable receiving efficiency, driving India's first win over South Korea in 11 years.

It shows strength in the rear with long flight time and explosive elasticity as a weapon. In the Asian stage, including the match against Korea, he actively used pipes and shook receiving.

Currently, Amit plays for Mumbai Meteos in the tournament in Kuwait until February 13. He is scheduled to make his debut at the Suwon KEPCO match as early as Feb. 16. At the same time, KB Insurance, ranked fourth, which is fiercely competing with the third-place KEPCO by three points, will be able to focus only on spring volleyball by erasing vague anxiety factors.

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