A sideline story at the Asian women's volleyball trophy 2022 has made the online community stir with mixed opinions. Accordingly, this incident comes from the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In the first match with the Iranian women's volleyball team in the framework of Group A of AVC Cup 2022, Chinese girls appeared with N95 mask to compete. It is known that this is the request of the coaching staff.
As a result, China lost to this Czech against Iran. Many people believe that the use of masks when playing has made Chinese girls play badly and have to receive a defeat against this weak opponent.
Because for ordinary people wearing a constant mask is quite difficult, so with the top competition, the mask is even more influential to the physical strength and ability of the player to play.
Later, when receiving countless criticisms from the audience and international commentators, the Chinese coach decided to let the athletes stop wearing a mask when playing.
Some sources also said that after the match, the Chinese coach had to apologize to the fans.
It is still unclear why the Chinese women's team wears a mask when playing even though the previous matches they still play as usual. There is a source revealing a Chinese athlete with a fever, leading to the story.