As many as 13 teams will participate in the Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship for Dong Luc Cup, which will take place from 13 to 21 July in Ha Noi, said the Viet Nam Volleyball Federation on 4 July.

As many as 13 teams will participate in the Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship for Dong Luc Cup, which will take place from 13 to 21 July in Ha Noi (Illustrative photo: VNA)

The teams are from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Macao, Maldives, New Zealand, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and hosts Viet Nam.

They will play in the round-robin format in the group stage and in the knockout format starting the semi-finals.

Speaking at the press briefing on the tournament, vice head of the Viet Nam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan said it is expected to help young talents to improve their skills and bolster cooperation, friendship and solidarity among the volleyball federations.

In addition, the event is designed to help Vietnamese players to prepare for the 30^th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Philippines later this year.

(Source: VNA)