Will the Vietnamese women's volleyball team have the service of a nearly 2-meter tall star in the first training camp of 2026?

Coach Tuấn Kiệt may make a notable decision regarding the nearly 2-meter tall women's volleyball star in the first training camp of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team in 2026.

If middle blocker Lý Thị Luyến continues to display high and stable performance wearing the Nakhon Ratchasima Club jersey in the Thai National Volleyball Championship, she could very likely be recalled to the national team by Coach Tuấn Kiệt in the first training camp scheduled for April 2026.

The 1.95-meter tall middle blocker previously wore the Vietnamese women's volleyball national team jersey participating in many tournaments in 2023 but was not called up in the past years 2024 and 2025.

The reason was her physical condition not being assured and her blocking being quite slow. However, initial positive signs emerged when Lý Thị Luyến joined the Mongolian National Volleyball Championship. She performed quite successfully at Club Hobby Ace.

After three months wearing the Hobby Ace jersey, Lý Thị Luyến played a total of 25 matches, scoring a total of 276 points, averaging over 11 points per match.

The middle blocker of Vietnamese women's volleyball ranks among the top 10 point scorers in the Mongolian volleyball championship. Among the 276 points Lý Thị Luyến scored, there are 222 attack points and 52 blocking points.

Good form in the Mongolian National Championship helped Lý Thị Luyến attract attention from the Thai club Nakhon Ratchasima, and this team decided to recruit her to play in the Thai National Volleyball Championship.

Right in her first match playing for Nakhon Ratchasima, Lý Thị Luyến "exploded" fiercely, helping her team secure a 3-0 victory over Kanchanaburi Power. In this match, she scored 14 points including up to 8 blocking points.

If she continues to play with high form in the remaining matches for Nakhon Ratchasima, Lý Thị Luyến will not only open new opportunities for herself to play abroad but could very likely be recalled to the Vietnamese women's volleyball national team by Coach Tuấn Kiệt.

Currently, the middle blocker position in the national team needs reinforcement because Nguyễn Thị Trinh is temporarily absent from competition due to family reasons and has shown some decline. Another veteran middle blocker, Lê Thanh Thúy, is soon turning 31.

The Vietnamese women's volleyball national team needs to strengthen its middle blockers. The return of Lý Thị Luyến could provide Coach Tuấn Kiệt with an additional personnel solution for this crucial position alongside the relatively new face Lê Như Anh (VTV Bình Điền Long An).

This year, the Vietnamese women's volleyball national team participates in many important tournaments, aiming for significant goals, so we urgently need a squad with both good professional quality and depth.

Let's await the upcoming performances of Lý Thị Luyến and the personnel choices of Coach Tuấn Kiệt in the first training camp of the national women's volleyball team this year 2026.