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TEAMS ALL SET TO START JOURNEY TO THEIR ASIAN GAMES DREAMS IN HANGZHOU

TEAMS ALL SET TO START JOURNEY TO THEIR ASIAN GAMES DREAMS IN HANGZHOU

Title-holders China will lead 13 teams in the action-packed 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Women’s Volleyball Competition

Technical Delegate Dr Eom Han-Joo explains to Control Committee Members during the venue inspection on Thursday

Hangzhou, China, September 28, 2023 – As the men’s competition ended on a high note with Iran completing their unprecedented Asian Games hat trick, focus now switches back to the women’s event when a strong field of 13 teams will test their mettle in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Women’s Volleyball Competition to strive for success in the continental multi-sports extravaganza.

With just one day remaining before the topflight women’s volleyball competition will kick off on September 30 at Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium and Hangzhou Normal University Canqian Gymnasium, relevant activities were in full swing again on Thursday to ensure a smooth run of the eight-day competition and a great success of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

In the Thursday morning, all international referees assembled at the conference room inside the Asian Games Technical Officials Village and stood a good opportunity to learn all necessary refereeing matters including crucial rules of the game from Referee Delegate Mr Takashi Shimoyama from Japan and other four Referee Sub-Committees – Mr Chang Chin Jong from Chinese Taipei, Dr Khalid Al-Zughaibi from Saudi Arabia, Mr Wang Ning from China and Mr S. Beny Coonghe from India.

Having completed the theoretical phase in the morning, all referees as well as court officials attended the practical session at Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Gymnasium prior to the matchday the following day. 

They had a chance of officiating matches performed by two demonstration teams aside from working closely with VIS and the Video Challenge Systems which will help them benefit the new technology to assist the referees in the decision-making process in order to make the game absolutely fair to the athletes’ actions. 

The so-called Referee Clinic was a great way to learn and hone the skills necessary to be an effective, respected referee. All international referees officiating at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Volleyball Competition had been given the opportunity to learn the rules of the game, as well as best practices and techniques for calling fouls, issuing penalties, and managing player and coach behavior. 

Regarding the venue inspection, all Control Committee Members, led by Technical…

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