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Beach volleyball players Shin Ji-eun and Kim Jeong-a display passionate defense during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's beach volleyball round of 16 match between South Korea's Shin Ji-eun-Kim Jeong-a and China's Xia Shini-Yan Ju at the Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 28th. 2026.09.28.
Beach volleyball players Shin Ji-eun and Kim Jeong-a display passionate defense during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games women's beach volleyball round of 16 match between South Korea's Shin Ji-eun-Kim Jeong-a and China's Xia Shini-Yan Ju at the Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 28th. 2026.09.28.
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