The campaign against corruption in sports continues within the Chinese Communist Party. On Friday (January 10), the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection stationed at the National Sports Administration announced that Li Quanqiang, former director of the Volleyball Management Center of the National Sports Administration, is currently under investigation. Li Quanqiang previously served as the team leader for both the men’s and women’s national volleyball teams in China, and later worked in the Sports Administration managing volleyball before retiring in 2022.
Li Quanqiang, aged 63, was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and graduated from Shenyang Sports College. He has been involved in volleyball management for a long time, serving as the team leader for the men’s and women’s national volleyball teams at the beginning of 2000. In 2006, Li Quanqiang became the deputy director of the Volleyball Management Center, and later in February 2017, he was appointed as the director of the Volleyball Management Center and the deputy secretary of the Party Committee.
According to the information on the personnel adjustments published on August 31, 2022, on the website of the National Sports Administration of the Chinese Communist Party, Li Quanqiang retired from his position.
Football, basketball, and volleyball are known as the “three big sports” in China. Under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party, corruption has been rampant in the sports industry. In recent years, there have been numerous exposures of corruption in the football sector, with almost all the leadership of the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Super League company being implicated. Additionally, some players and coaches have also been arrested as part of the crackdown on corruption.