China News Service Client Beijing, April 18 (Xinhua) According to the official website of FIFA (FIFA), a few days ago, Wu Haiyan, the captain of the Chinese women's football team, was interviewed by FIFA. Wu Haiyan said the team can't wait to qualify for the Olympics.
Data map: Wu Haiyan photographed by Zhong Xin in the game
From the beginning of April, the Chinese women's football team is conducting a four-week training in Suzhou. On the 16th, Wang Shuang, Lv Yueyun and Yao Wei ended their isolation observation period and began joint training with the national team. Wu Haiyan said, "This training is to help players recover their physical fitness and strength. We are doing some warm-up exercises and offensive and defensive training."
Due to the impact of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, health and safety remain top priorities. Wu Haiyan revealed, "In addition to training on the court, we always wear masks. Each of us has a separate hotel room. When dining in the dining room, each person has a separate table to maintain distance."
Before the training, the girls of the Chinese women's football team did not put aside their training. Wu Haiyan said: "Coach Jia Xiuquan asked us to train at home every day. He made a plan for everyone. Because there may not be perfect training facilities at home, we must make full use of the equipment at hand. For me, I will use all the Resources to train. For example, weight-lifting bags or jars. In addition, when there are few people outside, I will go out for jogging. "
The training was the start of a key battle for the Chinese women's football team to prepare for the Olympic tickets with the Korean women's football team. The play-off was originally scheduled for June. However, as the International Olympic Committee announced that the Tokyo Olympics would be held in 2021, the competition was postponed.
Wu Haiyan said: "It's hard to say whether the delay is good or bad for us. As players, we hope to play as soon as possible because we can't wait to qualify for the Olympics."
As she said, there have been many episodes of Chinese women ’s football preparations for the Olympics. For example, the venue of the Asian Group B qualifier has been changed twice before. Wu Haiyan said: "The time was very difficult. We couldn't train on the court or in the gym as usual. We managed to do some training in the hotel."
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