Reigning Olympic champions France followed up on their Tokyo 2020 title last year with a Volleyball Nations League crown this year. In a thrilling five-set final, they claimed a 3-2 (25-16, 25-19, 15-25, 21-25, 15-10) victory over the United States to snatch their first gold and an overall third medal in the history of the competition. French star Earvin Ngapeth also backed up his Most Valuable Player award from the Japanese capital with another one at the VNL Finals in Ankara. For both silver medallists USA and bronze medallists Poland, it was also a third VNL podium.
VNL 2022
Year in Review: France back up Olympic gold with VNL title
Ngapeth leads the team in a spectacular final against USA and claims the MVP award
Publicado 08:00, 21 dez. 2022
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Triumphant France upon winning the VNL final
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Ngapeth in action during the VNL final in Bologna
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China’s Zhang Jingyin spikes towards his match high of 25 points against Brazil
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Match top scorer (31 points) and VNL best point-maker (263 points) Abdel-Aziz serving for the Netherlands in their 3-1 win over Germany
“We enjoy being together on the court so much. I think you can see that... We are super close outside the court and that’s the key. When we start playing with this energy and this chemistry, it’s hard to stop us.” Antoine Brizard, setter of France, VNL 2022 gold medallist
![The men’s VNL 2022 Dream Team](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/fivb-prd/v1wlqjtknxtkck0aatev.jpg)
The men’s VNL 2022 Dream Team