The 81st National Category Volleyball Championship to begin on May 2 in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do

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The National Category Volleyball Championship, which boasts the finest history and tradition in the country, will be held this year in Jecheon City, Chungcheongbuk-do.

The 81st National Category Volleyball Championship, hosted by the Korea Volleyball Association and sponsored by Jecheon City, will be held in Jecheon City, Chungcheongbuk-do, from May 2 to May 8 for a total of seven days.

The National Category Volleyball Championship has been held annually since the first tournament in Seoul in 1946, the year following the liberation, excluding 1950 when the Korean War broke out. A total of 104 teams from across the nation are expected to participate in this tournament and engage in fierce competition.

The winning team in the under-18 division will be granted the right to participate in the 34th China-Japan-Korea Junior Comprehensive Games, to be held in Saga Prefecture, Japan, from August 23 to 29 for seven days. The most valuable players of the tournament from 2025 to 2026 will be provided with opportunities to participate in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games international capability enhancement program, including scholarships.

In addition, national team outside hitter Jung Ji-seok (31, Korean Air Jumbos) has donated 20 million won in youth volleyball talent scholarships every year for five consecutive years from 2022 to 2026. Yeoju City, the sponsor of the national team, plans to sponsor 82 bags of 4 kg each of Daewangnim brand Yeoju rice to all award-winning teams.

Jecheon City, which has hosted this tournament for eight consecutive times from the 74th tournament in 2019 to the 81st tournament in 2026, promised a successful tournament operation based on eight years of tournament hosting know-how. It is expected that this tournament will contribute to the revitalization of the local economy and the expansion of the volleyball base.

The opening ceremony will be held at Jecheon Gymnasium starting at 11 a.m. on May 2. The Korea Volleyball Association, in cooperation with Hogak, which operates an AI automatic sports broadcasting platform, will broadcast all matches of this tournament in real time through the AI SPORTS TV app.

The Korea Volleyball Association stated, "Together with the organizing bodies, Jecheon City Sports Council and Jecheon City Volleyball Association, we are making every effort to prepare for the successful holding of the National Category Volleyball Championship in Jecheon, a new economic city."

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