China’s women’s volleyball team suffered heartbreak in the final of the 2022 AVC Cup, losing to Japan in four sets on Monday night. But Chinese fans on Weibo were left feeling proud of the players’ efforts, flooding the Twitter-like social media platform with positive messages in contrast to the backlash sparked last week when the team wore face masks in a group-stage win over Iraq.

China women’s volleyball team ‘defeated but still honoured’ as Weibo users praise fighting spirit in 2022 AVC Cup final loss comes via ChinaTechNews.com.