China news agency, Tokyo, August 1 -
Topic: Chinese women's volleyball team, a new start
China News Agency reporter Yue Chuan
The Chinese women's volleyball team, who let go of their burdens, finally released themselves completely.
In the group match with the Italian team on the 31st local time, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 3:0, ushering in their first victory in the Olympic Games.
On July 31, the fourth round of the Tokyo Olympic Games women's volleyball group match was held. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated Italy 3-0.
Although the Chinese women's volleyball team has determined that they will not qualify for the group before the start of the game, the girls still do not give up the competition for every ball, and eventually win the opponent and usher in the first victory of the Tokyo Olympics!
Unfortunately, such a victory came a little later.
Before defeating Italy that day, the Chinese women's volleyball team had actually lost the possibility of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
This is the team's worst record in the Olympics since participating in the Olympics in 1984.
As the defending Olympic champion, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost hope of qualifying ahead of time with two unplayed matches in the group stage where four of the six teams were promoted.
Many fans find it difficult to accept such a result, and it is difficult to understand such a gap.
The team's performance is not satisfactory, Zhu Ting's wrist has become the focus of attention, which is also regarded as the most important factor in the Chinese women's volleyball team out.
Zhu Ting's wrist injury has a long history.
During the 2019 World Cup, she had worn protective gear due to wrist discomfort.
To prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, Zhu Ting did not undergo surgery and has always been treated conservatively.
On July 31, the fourth round of the Tokyo Olympic Games women's volleyball group match was held. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated Italy 3-0.
Although the Chinese women's volleyball team has determined that they will not qualify for the group before the start of the game, the girls still do not give up the competition for every ball, and eventually win the opponent and usher in the first victory of the Tokyo Olympics!
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During the recent World Women's Volleyball League, the old wrist injury did not seem to restrict Zhu Ting's performance too much. Her performance is still remarkable. The Chinese women's volleyball team also ended with seven consecutive victories after the return of the main force.
Therefore, after just over a month, when Zhu Ting was unable to exert all his strength in the Olympics, it is no wonder the outside world would be surprised by this.
Not only the fans were surprised, this unexpected situation also exceeded the team's estimates.
After the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Russian Olympic Committee team, Lang Ping revealed that the severity of Zhu Ting's injury surprised her.
As the captain, Zhu Ting is the absolute core figure of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and many tactics are developed around her.
When the game is deadlocked, she is often required to solve problems through personal ability.
Such a world-class star, her role on the court is difficult to replace.
No matter how you adjust it, it is impossible to make up for the loss caused by Zhu Ting's injury in a short period of time.
As Lang Ping said, too often, the Chinese women's volleyball team is used to Zhu Ting's final decision.
Although the team had plans for Zhu Ting's injury, when the difficulties really came, the team could not withstand it.
In addition, as the defending Olympic champion and the 2019 World Cup champion, the Chinese women's volleyball team is bound to be thoroughly studied by other powerful teams.
Coupled with the core injury that can often determine the outcome of the individual's ability, the Chinese women's volleyball team has fallen into a hard fight in such a situation, although it is unexpected, it is also reasonable.
If more people can share this pressure, the situation may not end here.
When Lang Ping took over the national team, including Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning and others, the Chinese women's volleyball team has emerged with a group of young people who can be the main task of the team, and they have gradually grown into the mainstay of the Chinese women's volleyball team. The key to Rio's return to glory.
After entering the Tokyo Olympic cycle, a lot of "new blood" has been selected for the Chinese women's volleyball team in recent years, but can continue to grow through experience, and then gain a foothold in the national team, and finally can continue to contribute to the team on the court. People are rare.
Discussions such as who has the potential to succeed "Zhu Yuan Zhang" and become the future reliance of the Chinese women's volleyball team are basically impossible to talk about.
Li Yingying is probably the only one who is generally recognized by the fans.
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the Chinese women's volleyball team basically won all important competitions.
Compared with five years ago, mentality, pressure, and baggage have virtually become the "rivals" of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
At the Rio Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team was not the biggest favorite.
But to a certain extent, the tortuous process helped the team unload the burden and fight game by game.
The calm-minded Chinese team finally drove low and went high, and was completely released in the knockout round that defeated the host Brazil. After that, it was unstoppable.
Just like the battle with Italy, the Chinese women's volleyball team, who laid down the burden, finally hit the level it should be.
But under heavy pressure, how to calm down and maintain the state are all issues that young players still need to solve.
Lang Ping hopes that this setback can be turned into a valuable experience to help them get better on their lives in the future.
If there is no change, Lang Ping will step down as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team after the Tokyo Olympics.
Among the players who have accompanied the Chinese women's volleyball team through this peak, there will certainly be people who choose to fade out.
On July 31, the fourth round of the Tokyo Olympic Games women's volleyball group match was held. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated Italy 3-0.
Although the Chinese women's volleyball team has determined that they will not qualify for the group before the start of the game, the girls still do not give up the competition for every ball, and eventually win the opponent and usher in the first victory of the Tokyo Olympics!
It is only three years before the Paris Olympics, and the gaps and hurdles waiting for the Chinese women's volleyball team will not be less than those encountered in this Olympics.
But for the Chinese women's volleyball team, which has a glorious tradition, there are always more solutions than problems.
Li Yingying said that they would accept the result and make a comeback.
The match against Italy is the starting point for a fresh start.
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