China News Network, September 9 On the evening of the 24rd, the Paris Olympic Women's Volleyball Qualification Group A competition continued to be held in Beilun. Facing the sixth opponent, the Dominican team, the Chinese women's volleyball team finally lost 23:6, suffering three consecutive defeats and losing the qualification for the Paris Olympics. The scores of the four games were: 1:3, 23:25, 25:21, 14:25.
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Only those who finish in the top two of the group will qualify for the Paris Olympics. After this match, the Chinese women's volleyball team has slipped to the fifth place in the group, with no hope of a reversal.
The Chinese women's volleyball team started with three consecutive wins in this qualifying tournament, defeating Ukraine, Mexico and the Czech Republic, and the situation was originally good. However, in the past two games, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to Canada and the Netherlands with the same score of 2:3, and the situation took a sharp turn.
Since the strong Serbian team has taken the lead in winning five games, for the Chinese women's volleyball team, the match against Dominica is a veritable battle of life and death - only by winning one way can the hope of eventually reaching the top two of the group continue.
Image source: China Women's Volleyball Official Social Media
In the key battle, the starting lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team is: Diao Linyu, Gong Xiangyu, Li Yingying, Wang Yunwei, Yuan Xinyue, Wang Yuanyuan.
The strong Dominican team is the main opponent of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the Olympic direct qualification. The game progressed as expected, with the first two rounds glued and each side playing a city.
In the third game, Li Yingying's injury became a turning point in the game, and the Dominican team gradually mastered the trend of the game. After two 14:25, the Chinese women's volleyball team suffered three consecutive defeats.
After this match, the 3-3 Chinese women's volleyball team temporarily ranked 5th in the group. On the evening of the 24th, the Chinese women's volleyball team will welcome the last opponent of this competition - the powerful Serbian team.
Although this time it was not directly connected, this does not mean that the Chinese women's volleyball team has not participated in the Paris Olympics, and the Chinese women's volleyball team still has the opportunity to rely on the world ranking to qualify for the Olympic Games. But for the team, the problems exposed in this game have all been on the table. (End)