The official website of the FiVB and social media accounts announced today (May 2) evening (May 2) that the Italian city of Bologna will host the finals of this year's Men's Volleyball World League on July 20-24.
This year's World Men's Volleyball League will first start the first week of the race in Brasilia, Brazil and Ottawa, Canada, on June 8, Beijing time, and after three weeks of 6 races, a total of 16 teams ranked in the top eight by number of wins, points, etc. are eligible to participate in the finals.
The Chinese men's volleyball team will compete in the first week in Brasilia, Brazil, quezon City in the Philippines in the second week and Gdansk in Poland in the third week. The specific competition schedule is (Beijing time, after revision):
Week 1 Group 1 (Brasilia, Brazil)
June 8 (Wed) 05:00 China vs Iran ;
June 10(5) 02:00 Japan vs China ;
12 June 02:00 Slovenia vs China ;
Sunday, June 12, 21:00 Brazil vs China.
Week 2 Panel 3 (Quezon City Station, Philippines)
22 June (Wed) 15:00 China vs France ;
23 June (Thu) 15:00 China vs Germany ;
24 June (Fri) 15:00 Argentina vs China ;
Sunday, June 26, 19:00 Italy vs China.
Group 6 of the third week (Gdansk, Poland)
6 July (Wed) 23:00 Netherlands vs China ;
8 Jul (Fri) 02:00 Poland vs China ;
9 July (Sat) 20:00 China vs Bulgaria ;
Sunday, July 10, 20:00 China vs Serbia.
Located between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains in northern Italy, Bologna is the capital of Emilia-Romagna and one of the most developed cities in Italy. Bologna is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, which she founded in 1088. Bologna is often ranked as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in Italy.