The Thai women ended their first week of the 2021 Volleyball Nations League in Italy without a win after losing 3-0 to China for their third successive defeat on Thursday.
Reigning Olympic champions China proved too strong for their Asian opponents, winning 25-15, 25-15, 25-23 in Rimini.
China captain Zhang Changning was the top scorer with 18 points, while Onuma Sittirak made 13 points for the Thais, who had lost 3-0 to Japan and 3-1 to South Korea.
After the first of five weeks, Japan are 3-0, China 2-1, South Korea 1-2, and Thailand 0-3.
“Today we played better than the previous games. Our bodies and muscles worked better than in previous days. Maybe we didn’t start well, but then our game improved and we played much better in the third set,” said Thailand’s…
