 Chikwata chenyika chakapedzisira kuwana menduru yegoridhe kumitambo yekuSoutheast Asia pasi pemurairidzi mukuru weRussia-Latvia, Staņislavs Lugailo, uyo aive chikamu chechikwata chenyika cheSoviet Union chevarume chakawana goridhe kumaOlympics eTokyo muna 1964, akabhadharwa kutungamira timu muna 1990. Akatungamira chikwata kusvika kumenduru yebronze pa1991 Southeast Asian Games. Chikwata chenyika chakaita musasa wekudzidzira muJapan muna 1992 uko chakatamba mitambo ichipesana nemakirabhu evolleyball eJapan. Lyugailo akazotungamira chikwata chenyika kuhwina menduru yegoridhe kuSoutheast Asian Games muna 1993 vachikunda mukwikwidzi weThailand mumutambo wekupedzisira. Thailand yakazokunda Philippines mumakwikwi akatevera muna 1995 mumutambo wemenduru yegoridhe. Philippines inokundikana kudzokorora mitambo yayo yegoridhe yemitambo inotevera yeSoutheast Asian Games neThailand ichigadzira hutongi muvakadzi vevolleyball mudunhu iri. 