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Vietnam out early at Volleyball Women’s Challenger Cup 2023

The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team concluded their first match at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup against host France with a 0-3 loss, which means they have to leave the tournament early.
Vietnam out early at Volleyball Women’s Challenger Cup 2023 ảnh 1The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team concludes their first match at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup against host France with a 0-3 loss (Photo:Twitter)

Paris (VNA) – The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team concluded theirfirst match at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup against host Francewith a 0-3 loss, which means they have to leave the tournament early.

In theirfirst participation in the quarterfinal level of the tournament, the Vietnameseteam left deep impression with sports fans both home and abroad.

Captain TranThi Thanh Thuy proved to be a top smasher when she was the best scorer in thematch.

Despiteassiduous efforts and strong determination, the Vietnamese team cannot fill the skill gap before a strong host with excellentathletes playing in the world’s top clubs.

Besides, hurdlesin preparation have affected the team’s performance at 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup

GeneralSecretary of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation Le Tri Truong said the team arrivedin France less than 3 days prior to the match, and they did not have enough time to adapt to thechange in time zone and weather as well as daily diet, which has affected theathletes’ health.

The FIVBChallenger Cup 2023 brings together 8 teams, including host France at 21stplace in the world ranking, Colombia at 17, Mexico at 19, Ukraine at 20,Croatia at 25, Sweden at 28, Kenya at 29, and Vietnam at 47./.

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