President of the Volleyball Federation of Thailand speaks out to reassure fans

(Dan Tri) - After the defeat of the Thai women's volleyball team against the Vietnamese women's team in the SEA V-League final, President of the Thai Volleyball Federation Somporn Chaibangyang spoke up.

The Thai women's team lost 2-3 to the Vietnamese women's team in the second leg final of the 2025 SEA V-League Southeast Asian Volleyball Championship. This was the first defeat of the Thai women's team against Vietnam in more than 20 years.

That's why the volleyball world and Thai fans were really shocked by the defeat that took place on the evening of August 10 in Ninh Binh .

President of the Volleyball Federation of Thailand Somporn Chaibangyang (Photo: Thairath).

Faced with the anxiety of fans and volleyball circles in the Land of the Golden Temple, President of the Thai Volleyball Federation Somporn Chaibangyang was forced to speak up: "The loss to the Vietnamese women's team did indeed create some negative impacts on Thai volleyball, but its impact was not alarming."

“The last match was not the SEA Games final or the Asiad final, so the recent defeat was not too serious for us,” added Somporn Chaibangyang, President of the Thai Volleyball Federation.

Previously, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lost to the Thai women's volleyball team in 6 SEA V-League finals and 11 SEA Games finals between 2001 and 2023.

The Vietnamese women's volleyball team had a historic victory over Thailand on the evening of August 10, in the SEA V-League final (Photo: SAVA).

The Thai women's volleyball team lost to the Vietnamese women's team on the evening of August 10, thus breaking Thailand's absolute dominance in Southeast Asia for the past two decades.

President of the Volleyball Federation of Thailand Somporn Chaibangyang had to reassure the volleyball world of the Land of the Golden Temple: “Anything can happen in sports , we also have ups and downs, wins and losses. That is a cycle that often happens in sports.”

“We will try to develop better so that Vietnamese volleyball cannot catch up with us. The goal of Thai volleyball is to advance to world class. We have set a goal to catch up with the strongest teams in Europe. When we catch up with European level, it also means that Thai volleyball has approached world level.

Of course, before achieving the goal of reaching the same level as the strongest teams in Europe, reaching the world level, we must maintain our number one position in Southeast Asia. The recent SEA V-League will give us more experience," emphasized Somporn Chaibangyang, President of the Volleyball Federation of Thailand.

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