Through investigation, the Binh Chung Thong Tin volleyball team will not reunite with hitter Irina Voronkova in the 1st round of the 2026 National Championship to be played in April this year.
Last year, Irina Voronkova was one of the top foreign players to come to Vietnam to participate in the 2nd round of the 2025 National Championship. This Russian hitter is a qualified player, achieving many titles in Russia, but she is only enough to help the Information Corps team rank 3rd in the 2025 National Championship.
There are many speculations about the very high transfer fee that the Information Corps team spent to have Irina Voronkova come to Vietnam to play last year. However, the official number has not been revealed to the media.
Currently, Irina Voronkova is competing in the Chinese national championship. The Information Corps team is expected to hire foreign players in the first round of the 2026 National Championship.
This year, the army team will conduct professional training from February 22. 2. The team of head coach Pham Van Long is still full of players who were national team players in 2025 such as Doan Thi Lam Oanh, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Pham Thi Hien, Pham Quynh Huong, Luu Thi Ly Ly.
Round 1 of the 2026 National Championship will kick off on April 6th at Dong Anh Gymnasium (Hanoi). The women's category has 8 participating teams including VTV Binh Dien Long An, LPBank Ninh Binh, Information Corps, Vietinbank, Duc Giang Chemicals, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement, Hung Yen and Hanoi.
