China gained its first triumph at the 2008 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship starting in Vietnam on Sunday, crushing Kazakhstan 3-0.

Having good individual skills with higher physical status, young Chinese players won match in three straight sets. Earlier, Thailand defeated Indonesia with the same final score of 3-0.

The round-robin championship, from June 1-7 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, features athletes from eight countries, namely China, Kazakhstan, Japan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Thailand, Iran, Indonesia and Vietnam.

(Xinhua News Agency June 2, 2008)