Zhao Ruirui is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 gold medal-winning side before refracturing her right leg. Following her retirement in 2009 from sports competition, she has become a successful sci-fi author and published several critically acclaimed novels. Her sci-fi novel won the Silver Award of the 4th Global Chinese Nebula Award in 2013.
The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Suphan Buri, Thailand from 20 to 27 September 2005.
The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9 to 23 August 2008.
The 2008 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 9th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Vinh Yen Gymnasium, Vĩnh Yên, Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam.
The 2005 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Taicang, China from 1 to 8 September 2005.
The 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 to 13 September 2009.
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 was the eleventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, which is the female equivalent of the Men's Volleyball World League. The 2003 edition was played by twelve countries from July 21 to August 3, 2003 with the final round held in Andria, Italy. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.
The 2011 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 12th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Vĩnh Phúc Gymnasium, Vĩnh Yên, Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam.
The 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association (CTVBA). The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 15 to 23 September 2011.
The 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 13 to 21 September 2013.
The 2013 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 14th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam.
The 2015 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 16th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Vietnam.
The 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 17th staging of the AVC Club Championships which was hosted by the Philippines. The tournament was held at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. It was held from September 3 to September 11, 2016.
The 2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in the Vinh Yen Gymnasium in the Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam from 14 to 20 September 2016.
The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Japan, which won its fifth title in 2019.
The 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2018 SMM Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV) for the women's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam, from 10 to 17 June 2018.
The 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the twenty-first staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Japan Volleyball Association (JVA). The tournament was held in Chiba and Funabashi, Japan from 12 to 19 September 2021.
The 2019 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship was the 3rd edition of the Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from July 13 to 21, 2019.
The 2022 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2022 SMM Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth edition of the Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation (KVF) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 4 to 11 July 2022.
Vietnam 
China (10th title)
Japan 
South Korea 
Thailand 
