Volleyball officials said Tuesday that Lee is scheduled to arrive via Incheon International Airport on March 5.
Lee has coached Iran’s under-23 women’s national team since the summer of 2024. Last month, she guided Iran’s Foolad MS (FMS) to the title at the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Women’s Club Championship.
This year, she was set to lead the squad at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Nations Cup, the Asian Championship and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Iran’s state broadcaster Al Mayadeen reported Tuesday that an airstrike targeting a gym in Lamerd village in Iran’s southern Fars province killed 20 Iranian women volleyball players.
The outlet said most of those killed were young prospects and that children were also inside the gym at the time.
In a statement on the war, the International Volleyball Federation said that “a number of Iran’s young volleyball players have died amid the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East and nearby areas.” It said it formed a special task force to work with governments and other relevant bodies, calling it an urgent priority to ensure the safety of all volleyball players, coaches and staff who live in, are visiting, or are now caught up in the conflict.
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