SOROKAITE Indre

Date of Birth: 2 Jul 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: KAUNAS

Birth Country:

Lithuania

Place of residence : JAPAN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Volleyball	Women ITA Italy	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #01 ROC ROC 0 ITA Italy 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #10 ITA Italy 3 TUR Turkey 1	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #13 ITA Italy 3 ARG Argentina 0	Finished
Finish On: Aug 1	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #24 CHN China 3 ITA Italy 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B #26 USA United States 3 ITA Italy 2	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinals #33 SRB Serbia 3 ITA Italy 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nations League - Final Round

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	People's Republic of China

World Grand Prix

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2017

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019
5	Women	2017

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Italian, Lithuanian

Toyota Auto Body Queenseis [Kariya, JPN] since 2020/21

Haruya Indo [club], JPN; Davide Mazzanti [national], ITA

Position style:

Opposite spiker, Wing spiker (sportpiacenza.it, 01 Jun 2015; volleynews.it, 15 Oct 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her younger brother Paulius Sorokas has played professional basketball at club level in Lithuania, Italy and Belgium. (gazzetta.it, 27 Mar 2015; basketball.eurobasket.com, 2020)

Other sports:

She represented Lithuania in beach volleyball at youth level, and won bronze alongside her partner Sandra Zmitreviciute at the 2005 U18 European Championships in Illichivsk, Ukraine. She has also competed in the sport at national level in Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Jan 2021; pallavoliamo.it, 03 Jul 2014)

2013 for Italy Against Japan, International Tournament in Alassio, Italy (tuttosport.com, 07 Jun 2013)

In 2019 she injured her ankle during training with Imoco Volley Conegliano. She returned in time for the start of the 2019/20 season. (volleynews.it, 15 Oct 2019)

National league:

V.League Division 1 [JPN] (vleague.jp, 06 Dec 2020)

She took up volleyball at age eight in Lithuania. (nordmeccanicarebecchivolley.it, 12 Jul 2014; schiacciamisto5.it, 15 Jan 2014)

She followed her mother into the sport. "Being the mother of a volleyball player and growing up with her on the court, it was natural for me to begin with this sport. Then after years went by, volleyball became not only a job but also a lifestyle that has allowed me to become the woman I am today." (schiacciamisto5.it, 27 Feb 2013; volleynews.it, 15 Oct 2019)

Lithuanian basketball players Paulius Sorokas [her brother] and Arvydas Sabonis. (schiacciamisto5.it, 15 Jan 2014; schiacciamisto5.it, 27 Feb 2013)

Her mother. (gazzetta.it, 27 Mar 2015)

Philosophy:

"Volleyball is my life." (schiacciamisto5.it, 15 Jan 2014)

She received the Arnaldo Eynard Award, given to the best U20 player of Serie A2 in Italy, in 2004/05 and 2005/06. (legavolleyfemminile.it, 2014)

General Interest

General
CAMP
In 2019 she established IS Volley Camp, a volleyball training camp for girls aged between 12 and 17 in Kaunas, Lithuania. "The volleyball movement in Lithuania is still a beginner, there are no sports halls, or an adequate number of coaches and conditions that can help the development of the sport. 'IS Volley Camp' was born with the idea of showing young girls aged 12 to 17 how professional players train and how they too can cultivate the dream of transforming a hobby into their job. This experience was the best way to remember where I started and how much I love volleyball. It is certainly a project that I want to continue in the future too." (isvolleycamp.it, 01 Jun 2019; volleynews.it, 15 Oct 2019)

FROM LITHUANIA TO ITALY
Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, she moved to Italy with her mother at age 14 to try and further her volleyball career. In June 2013 she became an Italian citizen, and made her national team debut a few days later. "The blue jersey was a dream achieved. There were tears of joy, of happiness, of thanks. Some saw it as a ridiculous thing, but for me it was very moving. My blood is Lithuanian, but my heart is Italian." (Facebook profile, 18 Aug 2014; nordmeccanicarebecchivolley.it, 12 Jul 2014; Corriere dello Sport, 21 Aug 2013; corrieredellosport.it, 05 Jun 2013)

ASSOCIATION
She was a founding member of the Italian Volleyball Association [AIP]. "I consider it [the association] something that is important for both the Italian and the foreign players. It is very important to feel involved." (volleyball.it, 27 Oct 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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