Chinese women's volleyball team qualified for Paris Olympics
In the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League Fukuoka Station in Japan on the 13th Beijing time, the US women's volleyball team defeated the Netherlands women's volleyball team 3:0. According to Xinmin Evening News, this result means that no matter what the results of the remaining three World League games are, the Chinese women's volleyball team has already secured the qualification for the Paris Olympics in advance, because the Netherlands and Canada cannot surpass China at the same time.
The reporter also learned from industry insiders that as the world rankings of the Chinese women's volleyball team and its competitors change with each round of competition, it is difficult to calculate the exact number of points added or subtracted for winning or losing games in advance. But overall, the Chinese team is in a safe position to advance.
The Chinese women's volleyball team's road to qualifying for the Paris Olympics was a bit bumpy, which many people had not expected before.
In the Paris Olympic Women's Volleyball Qualifying Tournament held at the end of September last year, the Chinese team's performance fluctuated and they missed the direct qualification for the Paris Olympics.
According to the FIVB regulations, the Chinese team can still rely on the world ranking to grab an Olympic spot. For this reason, the ongoing World Women's Volleyball League has become the team's last chance to enter Paris.
Before the start of this year's World Women's Volleyball League, including the host France, Turkey, the United States, Serbia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Poland and other teams have already obtained tickets to the Paris Olympics. According to the rules, the remaining quota is allocated based on the world ranking after the three rounds of the World Women's Volleyball League. For the Chinese team, the safest first choice is to maintain the top position in Asia, so that they can directly advance.
However, in the Macau leg, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to Japan and Italy respectively. After the corresponding points were deducted, the Chinese women's volleyball team's real-time world ranking was overtaken by Japan and fell to second in Asia.
Hong Kong is the last stop of the Chinese women's volleyball team's World League this year. In this game, Zhu Ting, who returned to the national team, took on more attacking tasks, and the Chinese women's volleyball team's state has improved. Head coach Cai Bin also said that the team will make a final sprint in Hong Kong.
On the evening of the 11th, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Bulgarian women's volleyball team 3:0 and won 1.98 points. As of press time, the Chinese women's volleyball team is currently ranked seventh in the world. Although the Chinese women's volleyball team has not yet surpassed the Japanese women's volleyball team in points, the performance of the Dutch and Canadian teams is also not stable enough.
Picture According to statistics, since the first participation in the Olympic Games in 1984, including the Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team has qualified for the Olympics for 11 consecutive times.
At present, the Chinese women's volleyball team has not yet finished its World League journey, and the team will face Germany, Turkey and Poland. We hope that the Chinese women's volleyball team will use the next game opportunity to continue to improve the lineup and then have a good performance in the Paris Olympics.