2024-01-17 00:37:04
The Asian U20 Men’s Volleyball Championship was originally scheduled to be held in Taiwan in July this year, but the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) issued an announcement on the 16th, announcing that it would cancel Taiwan’s hosting rights and change it to Indonesia to take over the hosting. The Iranian Volleyball Association pointed out that the change of venue The reason was China’s protest.
Protests due to political factors in China cancel Taiwan’s U20 men’s volleyball hosting rights
The Asian U20 Men’s Volleyball Championship from July 20 to 27 this year was originally scheduled to be held in Taiwan. Unexpectedly, the Asian Volleyball Federation suddenly announced yesterday that it “cancels Taiwan’s hosting rights” and will be held in Surabaya, Indonesia. The date of the competition has also been revised. It was held from July 23 to 30, causing an uproar from the outside world.
The right to host Taiwan’s U20 men’s volleyball team was canceled and Indonesia took over. Picture/reproduced from asianvolleyball.net, Facebook@avcvolley
Although the Asian Volleyball Federation did not provide an explanation for the change of host location, the Iranian Volleyball Association stated on its official website that China’s protest due to “political factors” led to the cancellation of Taiwan’s hosting rights. The biggest key is that if China does not participate in the U20 tournament is equivalent to giving up the opportunity to challenge the world U21 next year. In this regard, the Volleyball Association of the Republic of China has not yet confirmed this matter.
Editor/Wu Yi Zhen
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