Chinanews client, Beijing, January 13th (Reporter Xing Rui) The first practice of the Chinese Women's Volleyball New Year has started for more than half a week, but among them, the main setter Ding Xia can not be found.
The women's volleyball national player from Shijiazhuang is in her hometown of Shijiazhuang, undergoing the test of the epidemic with her relatives, friends and elders.
Forced to stand by, she also celebrated another birthday at home.
A "moving" birthday poster made by fans for Ding Xia.
Picture from Weibo
The 13th is an extremely special day for Ding Xia.
After her first year, she will stand at a new starting point at the age of 31 on this day.
Ding Xia has a lively personality. It is conceivable that if she is currently training with the team in Beijing, she will definitely experience another lively celebration surrounded by her teammates.
However, experiencing the epidemic that has not yet subsided in her hometown, Ding Xia must have a few more mixed feelings in her heart at this moment.
Screenshot of Ding Xia's social media.
On the second day of the new year, cases of new coronary pneumonia suddenly appeared in the capital city of Hebei.
At that time, Ding Xia had just bid farewell to the 2020 competition mission and used her precious vacation time to stay at home and reunite with her relatives.
Within a few days, the number of cases began to rise. Together, Ding Xia, who was worried about Shijiazhuang, cheered for Hebei on the Internet, and also specially recorded videos to support epidemic prevention in her hometown.
Moved by the efforts of countless beautiful "retrogrades", Ding Xia said to the people on the other end of the camera: "In the face of the sudden epidemic, many medical staff went retrograde, and countless anti-epidemic workers fought all night and worked hard. These beautiful retrogrades The figure warms us, I believe we will be able to overcome the epidemic and win this war! Come on Hebei! Come on Shijiazhuang!"
Ding Xia recorded a video to cheer for her hometown.
As a member of the Chinese women's volleyball team, every day of the holiday can be compared with "luxury".
Although there will be no international competition in the world volleyball in 2020, Ding Xia followed the national team in closed training for half a year.
After that, she went into the championships and league battles non-stop.
The period from mid-December last year to the beginning of the new year was a rare time for Ding Xia to rest.
If it weren't for this epidemic, she would leave home on the 6th for Beijing to join the national team and continue to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
The plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Now Ding Xia chooses to fully cooperate with the local epidemic prevention work in Shijiazhuang, staying at home like tens of millions of people in Shijiazhuang, and naturally cannot return to the familiar team and fight with everyone for the next summit.
Looking at the messages left by the fans on her birthday, in addition to wishing her a happy birthday, everyone also hoped that Ding Xia could return to the team as soon as possible.
Starting today, there are only more than 7 months left before the planned opening of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Chinese women's volleyball team's preparation for Tokyo also "again" came to the decisive moment.
The setter position has always been called the "brain of the team" in volleyball matches, and Ding Xia's role in the Chinese women's volleyball team is self-evident.
She returns a day earlier, and the team's running-in will be a solid point.
Many fans worry that Ding Xia's absence will affect her competitive state and also affect the preparation of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
But as a member of the "Glory Division", the ubiquitous pressure has long forged a strong heart and an optimistic attitude among the players.
Looking back on Ding Xia's career, she has long been accustomed to facing changes and uncertainties.
When she was still playing for the Liaoning team, Ding Xia was dark and thin, and she often ran around to pass the ball. A senior called her "little ant".
Later, this nickname also became a nickname for her fans.
Data map: On August 31, 2018, Ding Xia passed the ball in the semifinals of the Jakarta Asian Games women's volleyball team.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Although ants are small, they have strong vitality and can often make waves at critical moments.
These characteristics are exactly reflected in Ding Xia's body.
In 2013, because of her outstanding performance in the league, Ding Xia entered the national team training list for the first time.
But Ding Xia's skills were still immature at that time, and in the following years, she did not gain a foothold in the national team.
I still remember that in 2015, Ding Xia fell to the bottom after she missed the national team's first training list.
But when the team was training in Zhangzhou, Ding Xia was called in again.
At the moment when he heard the news, Ding Xia cried: "I'm afraid of being returned again. That kind of blow is not something ordinary people can bear. I don't want to have another one."
Data map: On August 20, 2016, in the 2016 Rio Olympic Women's Volleyball Final, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbian women's volleyball team 3:1 (19:25, 25:17, 25:22, 25:23) and won the Athens Olympics in 2004 After winning the championship, he won the Olympic champion again after 12 years.
The picture shows Ding Xia (first from left) and her teammates.
Photo by China News Network reporter Tomita
After the Rio Olympics, Wei Qiuyue, the main setter of the Chinese women's volleyball team, retired. Ding Xia's progress is obvious to all after being baptized in the World Cup, Olympics and other international competitions.
This time, she was not "returned" by the national team.
In the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup, Ding Xia won the best setter.
When she heard her name, she opened her mouth in surprise: "To be honest, this accident may be more than a surprise. Since I can get this award, it is an affirmation of me."
The idiom "accumulate thin hair" could not be more appropriate for Ding Xia.
From a former "bench player" to today's absolute main force, Ding Xia's years of hard work finally paid off.
FIVB produced a poster for Ding Xia.
Just a few days before her 31st birthday, Ding Xia was shortlisted for the FIVB World Volleyball Top 100 Players from 2010 to 2020.
This is an important milestone for her to grow into a world-class star, and it also means that her career has reached a new level.
The Tokyo Olympics is Ding Xia's next goal. If there is no epidemic, she has a chance to rush to the second Olympic champion in her career when she is 30 years old.
After learning about the postponement of the Olympic Games, Ding Xia comforted herself: "Just treat it as 2019 and prepare again." Although she is already a "older" player in the team, she still feels: "I still have room for improvement, physical fitness. Neither age is a problem."
But no one expected that at the age of 31, Ding Xia's first challenge was not injury or age, but the epidemic.
However, the "little ant" who has experienced strong winds and waves will join her hometown, one day, winter will go to spring.
When the Shijiazhuang epidemic has passed, Ding Xia, who is looking forward to "unblocking", will still shine on the field.
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