In the early morning of July 1, the final of the 2024 World Men's Volleyball League Finals came to an end, and the Japanese men's volleyball team, which entered the finals for the first time, faced the champion of the Tokyo Olympics and the host of the Paris Olympics, the French men's volleyball team, fought fiercely in four games, and finally lost 1-3 and won the runner-up. At this point, the 2024 World Volleyball League has come to an end, and in the men's and women's volleyball arenas, Japanese volleyball has become the biggest winner with the most outstanding results, both reaching the finals of the finals, and finally winning the runner-up.
This year's World League coincides with the year of the Paris Olympics and also plays a role in the battle for qualification for the Paris Olympic Games. In addition to the host French team and the seven teams that qualified through the qualifying rounds last year, the remaining five Olympic quotas for the men's and women's volleyball teams will be decided after the three tournaments of the World League. The Chinese women's volleyball team passed the World League and finally won the ticket to the Paris Olympics as the No. 1 in Asia. The Japanese men's volleyball team successfully qualified in the qualifying round last year, and the Japanese women's volleyball team passed the world ranking and also locked in the qualification for the Paris Olympics.
In the World Women's Volleyball League, the Japanese women's volleyball team continued their small and fast style of play, under the leadership of the core attacker, captain Sarina Koga, the Japanese women's volleyball team achieved a record of 8 wins and 4 losses in three sub-stations, ranking fifth among 16 teams and advancing to the finals. In the first round of the finals, in the quarterfinals, they defeated the second Chinese women's volleyball team in the substitute lineup 3-0, and defeated the world's No. 1 Brazilian women's volleyball team 3-2 in the semifinals, creating a historic break into the final. However, in the final finals, the Japanese women's volleyball team lost to the Italian women's volleyball team 1-3 and was relegated to the runner-up.
The performance of the Japanese men's volleyball team in the World Men's Volleyball League is even more eye-catching, they achieved a record of 9 wins and 3 losses in the three station competitions, and advanced to the finals with the fourth place in the station competition. In the first round of the 1/4 finals, the Japanese men's volleyball team swept the Canadian men's volleyball team 3-0 and broke into the semifinals; Facing its fierce rival Slovenia in the semifinals, the Japanese men's volleyball team once again showed a tenacious fighting spirit, swept 3-0 again, and advanced to the finals strongly, also creating a new history. Although the Japanese men's volleyball team lost 1-3 in the final against the French men's volleyball team, the runner-up in the finals is already the best result in the history of the Japanese men's volleyball team.
In this year's World League, the outstanding performance of the Japanese men's and women's volleyball teams not only refreshed their best results in team history, but also amazed the world volleyball world. There is no doubt that the upcoming Paris Olympics will be another world arena for the performance of the Japanese men's and women's volleyball teams. The Japan Volleyball Association has set a goal, and both men's and women's volleyball teams are aiming for the podium, and even the championship is expected. Japanese men and women go hand in hand, and such a family background and talent thickness have to make people envious, jealous and hateful.