SS PODCAST: Seaside volleyball participant Kelly Cheng on Olympic preparation, rising in her religion
By Jon Ackerman Jul 12, 2024
Kelly Cheng in 2021. (AP Photograph/Felipe Dana)
THIS IS THE SPORTS SPECTRUM PODCAST
WITH JON ACKERMAN, FEATURING KELLY CHENG
Kelly Cheng is a seashore volleyball participant with Crew USA. She and her associate, Sara Hughes, gained the gold medal on the 2023 FIVB Seaside Volleyball World Championships, establishing them as medal contenders for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Cheng competed within the 2020-21 Tokyo Video games with Sarah Sponcil, ending in ninth place.
Although they’ve hung out with different companions, Cheng and Hughes have a protracted, successful historical past collectively. They claimed the bronze medal on the 2013 U19 World Championships, silver on the 2014 U21 World Championships, and back-to-back NCAA championships in 2016 and 2017 in faculty at USC.
Cheng was named the AVP Tour’s Most Beneficial Participant in 2022, and the tour’s Greatest Offensive Participant in 2022 and 2023.
At this time on the podcast, Kelly Cheng shares about her journey with Jesus, studying the Bible in a 12 months, making ready for the Paris Video games, and her expertise of collaborating within the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng are world champions! 🥇
They convey dwelling the US’s first seashore volleyball world championship since 2009. pic.twitter.com/Ufi8hmQCRm
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) October 16, 2023
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