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USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal didn’t really have to explain the timing of Karch Kiraly’s contract extension to coach the women’s national volleyball team through 2020.
Kiraly, whose contract extension was announced Thursday, has a record that speaks for itself.
- He is the first player – male or female – to win Olympic gold in both indoor (1984, 1988) and beach volleyball (1996).