Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship kicks off in Bac Ninh

The 2018 Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship, LienVietpostbank Cup, opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on June 10 with the participation of 15 teams from the continent.
Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship kicks off in Bac Ninh ảnh 1Vietnam lost 1-3 to Thailand in the first match after the opening ceremony of the Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship on June 10 (Photo: VNA)

Bac Ninh (VNA) –The 2018 Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship, LienVietpostbank Cup,opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on June 10 with the participationof 15 teams from the continent.

Matches of the tournament, which will last untilJune 17, will take place at Bac Ninh Gymnasium and the Bac Ninh University ofPhysical Education and Sports.

The host Vietnam is in Group A, together withdefending champion China, Japan and Thailand. 

Group B consists of the Republic of Korea,Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan and India. 

While Group C gathers Hong Kong and Macao ofChina, Australia and Iran, Group D will see the competition of Malaysia, NewZealand and Sri Lanka.

This is the first time the Volleyball Federationof Vietnam has hosted an Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship.

Le Tri Truong, Secretary General of theVolleyball Federation of Vietnam, said this year’s event attracted big rivalsof Vietnam like China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Thailand.

To enter the group of thesix best-performing teams of the tourney, the Vietnamese team summoned talentsof clubs nationwide such as Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Dang Thu Huyen, Tran ThiBich Thuy and Bui Thi Bich Phuong.

In the first match after the opening ceremony,Vietnam lost 1-3 to Thailand.

At the previous championship in 2016 inThailand, China finished first, followed by Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA
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