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ASIAN VOLLEYBALL CONFEDERATION CUP CHAMPION

China’s volleyball ace Zhang Jingyin was named both Most Valuable Player and one of the Best Outside Spikers following China’s victory over Japan in the 2022 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup Final in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, on August 14 to claim the trophy for the first time in 10 years.

Born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, in 1999, Zhang started playing volleyball at the age of 13 and joined the provincial team in 2015. Four years later, he joined the national team.

Zhang’s teammates

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