It has been three competition days since the start of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022. These are some of the best images from the matches in Arnhem.
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Co-hosts Poland’s star captain Joanna Wolosz delivers the first serve of the World Championship
Underdogs Croatia put up quite a fight, but eventually lose the tournament opener to Poland in four sets
Celeste Plak and Eline Timmerman on the block against Sharon Chepchumba as the Netherlands shut out Kenya
The Turkish team enjoys solid support from numerous fans from the stands at the GelreDome in Arnhem
Chatchu-On Moksri scores 33 times towards Thailand’s thrilling 3-2 win over Türkiye and never drops her smile in the process
Britt Herbots leads Belgium with 25 points towards a clean sweep of Puerto Rico
Paola Egonu displays a brand new hairstyle, but the same old hitting power as Italy shut out Cameroon
Dominican players celebrate during their straight-set win over Korea
Kelsey Robinson in action as USA master a clean-slate victory over Kazakhstan
Brazil’s Carol Da Silva visualises her serve
Priscila Daroit in action during Brazil’s four-set win over Czechia
Captain Mercy Moim on the serve against Belgium as Kenya suffer a second straight-set defeat
Li Yingying tries to block Candelaria Herrera as China start World Championship with a 3-0 win over Argentina
Colombian players pay tribute to their national anthem just ahead of their country's historic World Championship debut
High-flying captain Sarina Koga leads Japan to a straight-set victory over Colombia
Britt Bongaerts sets for Anne Bujis in the Netherlands’ second clean win of the championship, this time against Cameroon
Bianka Busa scores three aces towards Serbia’s sweep of Canada
Bulgaria’s Gergana Dimitrova spikes past the German block
Camilla Weitzel on the serve as Germany wins a four-set battle with Bulgaria