According to the official website of the International Volleyball Federation, the Chinese men's volleyball team participated in the 2022 World Men's Volleyball League!
Due to the epidemic, the Chinese men's volleyball team missed the 2021 World Men's Volleyball League. Originally, the Chinese men's volleyball team did not have the opportunity to participate in this year's World Men's Volleyball League, because the Russian men's volleyball team was banned, and the Chinese team had the honor to make up for the competition. The Chinese men's volleyball team has regained the right to participate in the World Men's Volleyball League.
The Chinese men's volleyball team did not give up like last year, but prepared to participate. The reason for participating in this event is also related to the relevant regulations of the International Olympic Committee. Because they do not participate in the World Men's Volleyball League, the Chinese men's volleyball team basically failed to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in advance.
In early April, the International Olympic Committee announced the selection of qualifications for indoor volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, the men's and women's volleyball teams at the Paris Olympic Games still have 12 volleyball teams participating in the competition. According to its published selection method, the host Team France was shortlisted directly. Of the other 11 teams, 6 teams were selected through the Olympic Trials, and the remaining 5 teams were determined by the world rankings.
There is no problem here. The rules and regulations behind it have a great influence on the teams. For example, the Olympic Trials are contested by 24 teams and by the top 24 teams in the world rankings. The 24 teams are then divided into 3 groups, with 8 teams in each group participating in the game. The top 2 in each group qualified for the Olympic Games.
Through the Olympic Trials, 6 Olympic places were generated. The deadline for the men's volleyball world rankings announced by the International Olympic Committee is September 12 this year, that is, after playing this year's World Men's Volleyball Championship.
In order to increase the importance of the national league, the FIVB has increased the number of points in the national league a lot, similar to the Olympic Games and the World Championships. If the Chinese men's volleyball team does not participate in this year's World Men's Volleyball League, it will not get points, and the world ranking will only decrease. Although the Chinese men's volleyball team will participate in the World Championships held at the end of August, it is difficult to achieve a good ranking with their strength. After playing the World Championships, the world ranking of the Chinese team is likely to be after 24th, so it will not be able to participate in the Olympic Trials. Although participating in the Olympic Selection Competition, it is difficult for the Chinese men's volleyball team to get the top two in the group to directly qualify, but at least one more chance to participate, but also one more dream. If you can't even participate in such a game, the opportunity for the Chinese men's volleyball team to play international competitions will be less and less, and it will not be able to improve the strength of the team.
The other five places are determined by other teams that do not qualify for the Olympics, based on the world rankings after the 2024 National Volleyball League (World Men's Volleyball League) race. Teams from continents that had not previously won a seat will be taken first, followed by the world rankings. If the Chinese men's volleyball team does not participate in the national league, it will not talk about how high the world ranking is. Therefore, the Chinese men's volleyball team must participate in the World Men's Volleyball League, only in this way can it obtain points, can it obtain a relatively high world ranking, can it participate in various events, and has the opportunity to compete for Olympic seats.
According to the rules of the International Volleyball Federation, this year's World Men's Volleyball League will start on June 7. The group stage is played over three weeks, with four matches each week. Regardless of whether the Chinese men's volleyball team can enter the later rematch, there are at least 12 group stage matches, which is a good exercise opportunity. The Chinese men's volleyball team now participates in too few competitions. The specific schedule is as follows:
I also hope that the Chinese men's volleyball team will cherish the subsequent games, play every game well, strive to obtain a good world ranking, and strive for an Olympic seat in the future. The Chinese men's volleyball team has not participated in the Olympic Games for many years.
Since the Chinese men's volleyball team participated in the Beijing Olympic Games as the host, it has not participated in the Olympic Games since then.