Due to the epidemic in COVID-19, many international competitions were cancelled, postponed and transferred. Through communication between FIVB and AFC, the 20021Asian Women's Volleyball Championship will be held in Clark and Subic, Philippines from August 29th to September 4th.
In addition to this Asian Championship, FIVB will also have a world-wide qualifying tournament, and China and Japanese women's volleyball teams have every chance to qualify for the World Championships.
At the same time, the World Women's Volleyball Club Cup originally planned to be held in China this year was changed to the venue, and the venue of 202 1 World Women's Volleyball Club Cup was changed to Ankara.
Reasons for China Women's Volleyball Team's Withdrawal from 20021Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 20021Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was originally scheduled to be held in Jiangmen, Guangdong on June 5438+0, but it was moved to the Philippines due to the epidemic situation, and the competition time was changed to August 29th to September 5th.
Previously, on July 17, when the lottery results of this year's Asian Women's Volleyball Championship came out, the China Women's Volleyball Team had decided not to participate-it was not among the lottery teams. In addition to the China women's volleyball team, strong Asian teams like the Japanese women's volleyball team also withdrew from this Asian Championship.
It is not difficult to see that the Asian Championship is not very attractive because the date is very close to the Tokyo Olympic Games, coupled with the traffic difficulties and epidemic prevention restrictions caused by the epidemic.
In the past, China women's volleyball team often sent second-tier teams to the Asian Championships for training and accumulated experience, but the existence of the epidemic brought more obstacles.
At the same time, China Women's Volleyball Team can be shortlisted for the World Championships only by relying on the current world ranking, and it is not necessary to win the World Championships tickets by striving for the top two in the Asian Championships.
In addition, the National Games will begin in September. Under the influence of many factors, it is reasonable for China women's volleyball team to decide not to participate in the Asian Championship.