On the evening of the 15th, the 14th National Games opened in Xi'an, Shaanxi.
At the opening ceremony, Zhu Ting, the leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team, appeared as the standard bearer of the Henan team.
The appearance of Zhu Ting also made fans look forward to her performance in the National Games.
However, Zhu Ting did not play in the opening match between Henan Women's Volleyball Team and Shanghai Women's Volleyball Team on the 16th.
She just stood on the sidelines in silence, cheering for her teammates.
Zhu Ting truce on the sidelines.
Photo by reporter Zhang Yichen
Perhaps because of Zhu Ting's absence, there was not much suspense in this game.
The Henan team eventually lost to Shanghai 0:3.
After the match, Henan coach Jiao Shuai said that Zhu Ting would be allowed to "slow down". When asked whether he would not let Zhu Ting play in the next game, Jiao Shuai gave an affirmative answer.
It is worth mentioning that in the Tokyo Olympics that just ended, Zhu Ting, as the main player, did not play all the group matches.
As a world-class main attacker, what happened to Zhu Ting?
In fact, the audience familiar with the women's volleyball team must know that Zhu Ting went to the Tokyo Olympics with a serious wrist injury.
In the match against the Shanghai Women's Volleyball Team, Zhu Ting did not play.
Photo by reporter Zhang Yichen
In the Olympics, after losing to the Russian Olympic team 2:3, Lang Ping bluntly said in an interview with the media: "The most unexpected thing is that Zhu Ting was injured so badly. We have been giving her conservative treatment. It used to be okay, but it was okay. It won't work."
After confirming that he missed the qualifying match against Italy, Zhu Ting directly took a rotation, and Lang Ping sent a substitute lineup to play.
Despite the belated two-game winning streak, but various factors added together, the Chinese women's volleyball team finally came home.
In fact, Zhu Ting's wrist injury has a long history.
Earlier, according to Chinese women's volleyball coach An Jiajie, as early as 2017 during the overseas Super League, Zhu Ting accidentally "pesled" on the ground and caused a wrist injury, which left the root of the disease.
During the 2019 Club World Cup, Zhu Ting showed signs of recurrence of wrist injuries while representing the Tianjin team.
When the game was suspended, the team doctor put a thick bandage on her.
Data map: On July 29th, the Tokyo Olympic Games women's volleyball group match continued. The Chinese team lost to the Russian Olympic team 2:3 and lost three consecutive group matches.
The picture shows the female volleyball player Zhu Ting's wrist tightly wrapped in a bandage.
Zhu Ting herself once said: “The wrist is the old injury before.” Chen Youquan, the head coach of Tianjin Women’s Volleyball Team at the time, mentioned in an interview with CCTV: “She said that more than 20 days before the (2019) World Cup, she had a wrist injury. Injured once."
Even with injuries, Zhu Ting still insisted on training and competition.
Since joining the Tianjin Women's Volleyball Team, Zhu Ting has won two league championships with the team.
At the national team level, she led the Chinese women's volleyball team to defend the World Cup with 11 consecutive victories.
Data map: On July 29th, the Tokyo Olympic Games women's volleyball group match continued. The Chinese team lost to the Russian Olympic team 2:3 and lost three consecutive group matches.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Originally thought that after the Tokyo Olympics, Zhu Ting would have enough time to heal her injuries.
But the Tokyo Olympics suddenly announced the postponement, which also disrupted Zhu Ting's plan.
Lang Ping once said in an interview: "Last year we have been giving her conservative treatment because we originally wanted to prepare for the Olympics, but suddenly after the Olympics were not played (postponed), the surgery was too late, so we have been conservative treatment."
All signs indicate that Zhu Ting's wrist injury has not been completely recovered.
After the trip to Tokyo, Zhu Ting's name appeared on the list of the Henan delegation at the National Games.
Regarding Zhu Ting's injury, Lang Ping once said anxiously: "I don't know how she will fight in the National Games. If you want to fight, it is very difficult to get an injection or take medicine before playing."
Data map: On July 29, Chinese team player Zhu Ting put an ice bag on his head during the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
According to Jiao Shuai, the head coach of the Henan team, Zhu Ting still did not stop training despite the injury.
In the business study meeting, Zhu Ting can also take the lead for other team members.
When talking about Zhu Ting's injury, Jiao Shuai also revealed that he has been contacting Zhu Ting with the world's most advanced medical technology (for treatment) since the end of the Olympics.
But after all, it is a major operation, and because of the prevention and control of the epidemic, it should be treated with caution.
The attentive audience found that at the opening ceremony of the National Games, Zhu Ting, who was holding the flag, was again wrapped in a thick bandage on her right wrist.
In the first match of the Henan women's volleyball team, although Zhu Ting did not play, she was as warm-hearted as before.
During the timeout, handing water and towels to teammates, and reminding players of the precautions on the court.
The National Games women's volleyball match will be on the 26th.
We hope that Zhu Ting can recover from the injury as soon as possible and resurrect with full blood!
(Reporter Zhang Yichen Zhongxin Sports Arena)