CAIRO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — China received the ladies’s title on the 2023 World Paravolley (WPV) Sitting Volleyball World Cup with a dramatic 3-1 win (25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 25-20) over Canada right here on Saturday night.
China narrowly claimed the primary set however confirmed dominance within the second, whereas Canada staged a powerful comeback and received the third.
Although the Canadians had been within the lead within the fourth set, the Chinese step by step turned the tide and ended it of their favor to deservedly earn the trophy.
Chinese head coach Xu Huimin and a number of other gamers had been moved to tears of pleasure after the final whistle.
Xu described the match as “tough” and “fierce,” including that “claiming the World Cup title gives us strong confidence and faith in the Chinese women’s volleyball skills and spirit.”
The match in Cairo gives one ticket to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games for the winner or the highest-placed non-qualified crew. As the Chinese girls’s crew has already secured qualification earlier this 12 months, the quota goes to Canada.
“It’s been a very good experience for us to compete in Cairo. Our most important goal is to prepare for the Paralympic Games in Paris next year, so we will hold a training camp after we go back home,” Xu advised Xinhua.
For her half, Chinese participant Lyu Hongqin stated that staying calm and assured is without doubt one of the strengths of China’s girls’s sitting volleyball crew.
“The match was a bit difficult. I think the Canadian team has improved a lot since our confrontation with them in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games,” Lyu identified.
China’s Xu Yixiao was named the Best Attacker and her teammate Su Limei was named the Best Receiver, whereas Canada’s Heidi Peters was awarded each Best Server and Most Valuable Player.
Despite Canada’s first loss in all seven matches, the Canadians are going dwelling not solely with silver however with the one girls’s ticket to the Paris Paralympics provided by the World Cup in Cairo.
Canada’s head coach Nicole Ban stated she was very pleased with the efficiency of her squad towards the world’s finest groups, particularly China.
“It is our second time in a final at a major championship. China has the experience over us but we hope that we can come back stronger,” Ban advised Xinhua.
