The Korea Volleyball Association issued an apology on the 8th, saying, "We are very sorry for the national volleyball team's poor performance in recent international competitions, such as the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and we apologize to the citizens and volleyball fans who supported us." .

At the Hangzhou Asian Games, men's and women's volleyball suffered the humiliation of receiving no medals. This was the first time that Namba and women's volleyball failed to win a single medal at the Asian Games. Men's volleyball finished the tournament in 7th place, failing to advance to the top round even before the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games began, and women's volleyball performed slightly better than the men's, but remained in 5th place.

The Korea Volleyball Association bowed its head to this, and both the men's and women's head coaches laid down their batons. The Korean Volleyball Association said, "Men's national team coach Lim Do-heon's term ended after the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and a mutual agreement was reached with women's national team coach Cesar to terminate his contract as participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics has become virtually impossible. In addition, the association's men's and women's teams “The chairman of the performance improvement committee took responsibility for the poor performance and expressed his resignation,” he said.
The Korea Volleyball Association said, “In the future, the Korea Volleyball Association will carefully consider the direction of the national team and draw a new picture for participation in the 2028 LA Olympics and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. “We will establish and implement a mid- to long-term development plan so that we can be reborn through growing pains,” he said, bowing his head.

The Korea Volleyball Association continued, "This November, we will hold a public hearing centered on external figures such as the media, volleyball experts, sports experts, and volleyball fans. Through this, the Association will listen to criticism from all walks of life to improve the national team's performance." “We would like to humbly accept and reflect on the reprimand and have a process of setting the direction in which the association will move forward,” he said.

Lastly, the Korea Volleyball Association said, "We will do our best to select the optimal leader to improve the national team's performance. In addition, we will not spare any support so that the national team players can show their best performance." "We will do our best to shine once again on the international stage. We ask for the continued interest and support of volleyball fans and the public," he added.

The Korea Volleyball Association is very sorry for the national volleyball team's poor performance in recent international competitions, such as the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and would like to apologize to the citizens and volleyball fans who supported us.

The current men's national team coach Lim Do-heon's term ends after the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and a mutual agreement was reached with women's national team coach Cesar to terminate his contract as participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics has become virtually impossible. In addition, the chairman of the association's men's and women's performance improvement committee took responsibility for the poor performance and expressed his resignation.

In the future, the Korea Volleyball Association will carefully consider the direction of the national team and plan to draw a new picture for participation in the 2028 LA Olympics and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Starting with the Korea Volleyball Association, we will establish and implement a mid- to long-term development plan so that Korean volleyball can go through growing pains and be reborn through thorough reform.

First, we plan to hold a public hearing in November this year, mainly involving external figures such as the media, volleyball experts, sports experts, and volleyball fans. Through this, the Association hopes to humbly accept and reflect on criticism and reprimands from all walks of life in order to improve the national team's performance, as well as have a process of setting the direction in which the Association will move forward.

In addition, we will work hard to select the optimal leader to improve the national team's performance. In addition, we will spare no effort in supporting the national team players so that they can show off their best performance.

The Korea Volleyball Association will do its best to help Korean volleyball shine once again on the international stage. We ask for the continued interest and support of volleyball fans and the public.