Vietnam to compete in AVC Challenge Cup this May
Vietnam will participate in the 2024 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup which is scheduled to run from May 22 to May 29 in the Philippines.
The national women’s volleyball team will be made up of 14 members led by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet who will fly to the Philippines on May 20 to prepare for the regional tournament.
Vietnam are in Group B alongside Kazakhstan, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, and Singapore. They will face Kazakhstan in their opening match on May 22.
The AVC Women's Challenge Cup is an international competition in Asia and Oceania for unranked senior women's national teams of the members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the sport's continent governing body.
The tournament was founded back in 2018 annd is held every two years. The first edition was due to take place in Hong Kong (China), but due to unforeseen reasons, it was not held. The second edition two years later was also cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winner of the Cup will receive a place at the FIVB Women's Challenger Cup.
