(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Many Chinese men's volleyball teams were infected with the new crown and were unable to play in the World League and were sentenced to defeat

  China News Service, Beijing, June 21. The China Volleyball Association issued an announcement on the evening of the 20th, Beijing time, saying that many of the Chinese men's volleyball teams participating in the World Men's Volleyball League were infected with the new crown and could not gather at least 6 players to participate in the original scheduled event in Beijing. In the game against the French team held on the 22nd, the Chinese team was deemed to abstain and was sentenced to a 0-3 loss.

  The 2022 World Men's Volleyball League will be divided into three competitions. In the first stop in Brazil, the Chinese men's volleyball team won three losses and one victory. Among them, they defeated the world's No. 1 host Brazil team with a 3-0 upset, and then moved to the competition. The Philippines station, originally scheduled to play against France, Germany, Argentina and Italy.

  According to the announcement of the Chinese Volleyball Association, the Chinese men's volleyball team arrived in the Philippines on the evening of June 17 to participate in the competition in Quezon after the first week of Brasilia.

After learning the test results, the Chinese Volleyball Association communicated with the FIVB as soon as possible to coordinate the team's re-inspection and follow-up competition.

  After re-examination, many people in the Chinese men's volleyball team were confirmed to be infected with the new crown.

According to the regulations of the Organizing Committee of the event that "Athletes diagnosed with positive must be quarantined for 5 days", the Chinese men's volleyball team was unable to gather at least 6 players to participate in the match against the French team originally scheduled to be held at 15:00 on June 22, Beijing time. The Chinese team was deemed to abstain and was sentenced to a 0-3 loss.

  The Chinese Volleyball Association also said that in the next step, the Chinese Volleyball Association will actively do a good job in the treatment and rehabilitation of infected people, and maintain close communication with the FIVB to coordinate the team's follow-up work.

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