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Thai women’s volleyball team Still haven’t got quota for Paris Games

Bangkok, The Thai Volleyball Association confirmed that the Thai women's volleyball players Haven't received a quota for the Olympic Games yet. After there were rumors that the quota had already been won.

Volleyball Association of Thailand issued a statement in response to rumors that the Olympics had announced approval for the Thai women's rubber team. Receive the right to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The said news is baseless. After the news was published through many social media channels that the Thai women's volleyball team was one of 24 teams that had the right to play in the 2024 Olympics in France, causing fans to hit the rubber ball and inquire about the number of the association. Very latest Volleyball Association of Thailand Confirm that the news is not true. It's just fake news. An explanation was posted on the Thailand Volleyball Association's Facebook page. The facts are: International Volleyball Federation It has been announced that Thailand will be one of 24 countries that have the right to qualify for the Olympics in Category C, hosted by Poland from 16 to 24 September. The United States and Poland, ranked 1 and 2, have the right to go to the 2024 Olympics. Thailand, ranked 4th, do not have the right. The other two stadiums, China and Japan, have another 4 teams going to the Paris Games. namely Dominican Republic, Serbia, Brazil and Turkey, making it now 7 countries that have the right to go to the Paris Games, namely 6 nations from the qualifying round with host France. Countries 8 and 9 will represent Africa. and Asia that do not yet have rights Which will likely be China or Japan, leaving 3 more countries eligible, which the federation will select from the world rankings after the first round of the Volleyball Nations League in June next year.

Gen. Decha Hemkrasri, President of the Bicycle Sports Association of Thailand. Received notification from the International Cycling Federation (UCI) that after the deadline for collecting UCI World Ranking points on October 17 passed. which UCI has designated as the end of collecting points for selecting male cyclists. and women participating in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The results show that Thai cyclists will receive a total of 3 quota seats: 2 women and 1 man, with female athletes. Got 1 quota seat in the road race category and 1 seat in the individual time trial category, while male athletes got 1 quota seat in the men's road race category. In addition, Thailand also received 1 quota seat previously from BMX Racing. Men's Racing from Gometh Sukprasert as the 2023 Asian Champion, while the Track and Mountain Bike categories are still in the period of collecting points until next year. The track category ends in April. As for the cougar, the end of June

Source: Thai News Agency