At 19:00 on the evening of June 19, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the women's volleyball team of the Paris Olympics was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The specific grouping is as follows:
Group A: France, United States, China, Serbia
Group B: Brazil, Poland, Japan, Kenya
Group C: Italy, Turkey, Netherlands, Dominica
1. The Chinese team belongs to the medium draw and avoids the group of death
The Chinese team is in Group A, which includes the host French team, the defending champion United States team and the European powerhouse Serbia team. Although the French team has home advantage, it is a weak team, and it is also the first time to participate in the Olympic Games, which is much better than Brazil and Italy; In the recent World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team just defeated the American women's volleyball team; Facing the old rival Serbian women's volleyball team, the Chinese women's volleyball team is not scared in history and has a psychological advantage.
2. The Japanese team was signed and deserved to enter the top 8
In Group B, where the Japanese team is located, there are two super strong teams, but there is also Kenya, a fish belly team, as long as the Japanese team can win, there is still a chance to enter the top 8.
3. The Group of Death belongs to Group C, and the four teams are relatively balanced
The four teams in Group C are ranked 2nd in the recently concluded World Women's Volleyball League, Italy is ranked 2nd, Turkey is ranked 6th, the Netherlands is ranked 8th and Dominica is ranked 10th.
4. The Chinese women's volleyball team participated in the Olympic Games for the 11th consecutive time and hit the fourth Olympic gold medal
Since the Chinese women's volleyball team participated in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, it has participated in the Olympic Games for 11 consecutive years. The Chinese women's volleyball team has won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals in the history of the Olympic Games, but at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it created the worst result in history and ranked 9th.