China News Service, Beijing, February 18th. The new Chinese women's volleyball training list was released on the 18th. Zhang Changning, who had been away from the team for two years due to injury, made a surprise return, but another player, Zhu Ting, was still not on the list.
The Volleyball Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China issued the "Notice on Organizing the National Women's Volleyball Team's Training Camp in 2024" on the same day, stating that in order to complete the preparation and participation tasks for various international events in 2024, after research by the Volleyball Center, it was decided to organize the National Women's Volleyball Team's training camp. Coaches and athletes participating in the training camp will report to the Training Bureau of the State Sports General Administration on February 19.
There are 22 players on the Chinese women's volleyball training squad, namely: Wang Yunxiang (Beijing), Li Yingying, Yuan Xinyue, Wang Yuanyuan, Wang Yizhu (Tianjin), Ding Xia, Xu Jianan (Liaoning), Gao Yi, Xu Xiaoting, Zhong Hui (Shanghai) , Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu, Diao Linyu, Ni Feifan, Wu Mengjie (Jiangsu), Zeng Jieya (Zhejiang), Zheng Yixin, Zhuang Yushan (Fujian), Wang Mengjie, Wang Wenhan, Yang Hanyu (Shandong), Duan Mengke (Henan). The head coach is still Cai Bin.
This training list of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team is based on the 2022 and 2023 Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, and has absorbed several rising stars who will perform outstandingly in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League in the 2023-2024 season. Among this list, the most eye-catching one is Zhang Changning’s return.
Zhang Changning, born in 1995, is the main member of the Chinese women's volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2015 and 2019 World Cup championships. After the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Changning left the team due to injury. Now she is selected for the national team again after an absence of two years.
But another Chinese female ranking player, Zhu Ting, who has won the title of Most Valuable Player in all three world championships, is not on the list. Zhu Ting also left the team due to injury after the Tokyo Olympics, but she is still absent from the national training team this time, which makes many fans feel regretful.
2024 is the Olympic year. As a former world hegemon, the Chinese women's volleyball team has not yet obtained a ticket to the Paris Olympics. In last year's women's volleyball Olympic qualifying competition, the Chinese women's volleyball team unexpectedly failed and missed the chance to go straight to Paris. Therefore, several international competitions in the first half of this year are important battles for the Chinese women's volleyball team to gain points and win tickets for the Paris Olympics. (over)