Anti-corruption efforts have penetrated deep into the women's volleyball scene: With Li Quanqiang's downfall, the current highest leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team is Lai Yawen from the Volleyball Management Center. As the top leader and head of the women's volleyball team, Lai Yawen is known for her integrity. However, with Li Quanqiang's downfall, Lai, who was personally promoted by Li, has disappeared without a trace, which has sparked heated discussions.
During his tenure, Li Quanqiang promoted Lai Yawen to the position of deputy director of the Volleyball Management Center. Some netizens even declared, "Pulling out the radish brings out the mud! It's highly likely that Lai Yawen can't escape either."
In fact, Lai Yawen has always had a good reputation, but the only point of suspicion or criticism from fans is why, as the director of the Volleyball Management Center, she also served as an assistant coach to Cai Bin during the Paris Olympics?
To be honest, this is indeed an unprecedented feat in the entire volleyball world. Cai Bin and Lai Yawen insisted on using the Seven Fairies lineup to the end, basically abandoning Zhu Ting against both strong and weak teams, and the best setter Yao Di had no way to serve the country. This also sparked discussions about abuse of power for personal gain.
The general public opinion is: The corruption of the former director of the Volleyball Management Center fully illustrates that the national women's volleyball team insisted on supporting old Cai, resulting in a crushing defeat at the Paris Olympics, ultimately losing medals. Additionally, Lai's insistence on not appearing at important events and causing many negative incidents now seems far from coincidental! The depth and murkiness of the Volleyball Management Center are now clear as day! We hope that the banner of the Chinese women's volleyball team and the "women's volleyball spirit" will not follow in the footsteps of the corrupt national football team and collapse!
Now, as the top leader in the volleyball world, Lai Yawen's absence from multiple important occasions has also sparked many speculations. Netizens have left comments such as, "Why does Lai Yawen listen so much to Cai Bin? Why does the top leader serve as an assistant coach to the head coach? It's worth questioning."
"The anti-corruption wave has finally hit the volleyball world, exposing the corruption and circle culture lurking in the shadows to the light of day. There is hope for volleyball and women's volleyball!"
"Cai Bin lacks in professional skills, character, cultivation, and a sense of national honor. This is an indisputable fact. He shouldn't be in this position anymore. All he sees is his 2 million annual salary; he's just an old hand in the officialdom."
Of course, there are also many fans who support Lai Yawen, believing in her integrity, saying directly: "In football anti-corruption, Sun Wen remains firm. In volleyball anti-corruption, Lai Yawen, like Sun Wen, is purely a professional person. I believe she's fine."
"What's wrong with promoting Lai Yawen? Lai Yawen has served the country for ten years, is a meritorious figure, understands volleyball, has good character, and should have been promoted long ago."
Honestly, the overall public opinion of the women's volleyball team is not friendly at present, and as the director of the Volleyball Management Center, Lai Yawen also has many troubles: Zhang Changning from Jiangsu women's volleyball almost got injured by a falling level from the stands, and the incident of arguing with the audience has caused a stir. The on-court altercation between Ding Xia and Yang Hanyu from Shandong women's volleyball is also ongoing.
Now, the long-awaited thorough investigation into volleyball corruption has finally arrived. The Paris Olympics also disappointed many fans and disheartened the women's volleyball players. What is the real reason behind this disappointment? The truth is getting closer and closer.