(Tokyo Olympics) Reporter's Notes: Accompanying the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team through the "Long" Years
China News Service, Tokyo, August 2nd title: Reporter's Notes: Accompanying the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team through the "long" years
Reporter Xing Chong
The weather in Tokyo is very interesting. Showers will suddenly pour down from a sunny day, and suddenly the sky will clear again.
On the way to the Ariake Gymnasium, I had to encounter such changes of cloudy and sunny several times.
For the Chinese women's volleyball team, the Ariake Stadium is also changing.
Unexpectedly lost to Turkey in the first match, and regrettably lost to the United States in the second round. The crucial battle was reversed by the Russian Olympic Committee at the last minute, then defeated the powerful Italian team, and finally ended with a victory over Argentina.
On the afternoon of August 2, Beijing time, the Chinese women's volleyball team ushered in a contest with the Argentine women's volleyball team.
The Chinese women's volleyball team, who missed the group two rounds in advance, still went all out in the game and finally won the opponent 3:0 (25:15, 25:22, 25:19).
So far, the Chinese women's volleyball team ended the Tokyo Olympic journey with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the group stage.
The picture shows the head coach Lang Ping hugging the Chinese women's volleyball team after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
However, Tokyo's sunny does not belong to the Chinese women's volleyball team, and finally ranked fifth out of the group.
A female volleyball player said that every game is suffering.
From July 25th to August 2nd, for nine days, this kind of stress was a "long" suffering for anyone.
Many of the fellow reporters witnessed the "Rio Adventure" of the Chinese women's volleyball team five years ago.
"Five years ago, it was also a long and painful experience. Every game was very worrying and critical. It was the same this time, but it failed to have an ideal ending." A reporter said.
Looking back at the history of the Olympic Games, even if it is finally at the top, the Chinese women's volleyball team will never make a smooth journey.
I just didn't expect it to be so difficult this time.
Such as Zhu Ting's injury.
The world-class attacker who is extremely dependent on the Chinese team has been misfired several times because of a wrist injury.
Lang Ping said bluntly that he had never expected Zhu Ting to be so badly injured and had been treating her conservatively.
Speaking of this, Lang Ping was heartbroken.
Data map: Zhu Ting in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
These "long" nine days, sitting in the empty stands of the Ariake Stadium, standing in the mixed mining area that players passed by the first time after the game, too many moments came to mind.
Zhu Ting was wrapped in a thick bandage on her wrist, which was also wrapped with a splint, and tried her best to restore the threatening smash in the past.
She did not play in the last game, but every time the Chinese team scored, she clapped with all teammates in the rest area.
Before Lang Ping seldom wept bitterly, her "iron hammer" name is also well-deserved in life.
But she cried this time. She cried and said, to apologize to fans all over the country, to say sorry, the Olympic team did not play well.
At the end of the last game, the Chinese women's volleyball girls hugged Lang Ping one by one, their eyes were red.
Lang Ping wishes everyone "all the best".
Many reporters were also moved to tears.
In the "long" nine days, we were one of the few on-site witnesses who accompanied the Chinese women's volleyball team, "suffering" together, crying together, cheering together, coming together, and leaving together.
Data map: The Chinese team is waiting to play.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
In the long years, generations of Chinese have accompanied the Chinese women's volleyball team, and witnessed the women's volleyball team reaching the highest podium in the empty alleys. They sang "Sunshine Always After the Storm" with laughter and tears, moving and practicing together. Belongs to the spirit of the Chinese women's volleyball team and the entire Chinese women's volleyball team.
Thinking of Lang Ping's words, the spirit of the women's volleyball team is not about winning the championship, but sometimes knowing that you won't win, and doing your best. Although you walked swayingly all the way, you stood up and shook the dust on your body, still firmly in your eyes.
These "long" nine days are like the epitome of years. Life is not always going to win, but you have to work hard to win.
Just as Lang Ping said to the girls after the defeat of the Chinese women's volleyball team, he must go out with his head held high when he loses.
Walking out of the Ariake Gymnasium, the rain was still falling, and we did not bring umbrellas.
The correspondent said that he can go out with his head held up when it rains, because the sun is always after the wind and rain.
In the long years to come, regardless of wind, rain or clear skies, I believe everyone will go with the Chinese women's volleyball team.
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