China News Service, April 9 (Xinhua) On the evening of April 8, Zhu Ting revealed through her personal social media that she had officially confirmed with the Chinese Volleyball Association that day that she would return to the national team during the World Women's Volleyball League.

  Data map: Zhu Ting in the national team

　　Zhu Ting said that her only purpose in returning to the team this time is to do her part for the Chinese women's volleyball team to qualify for the Paris Olympics. To this end, she will go all out and concentrate on training and competition. She emphasized that in order to avoid any interference and misunderstanding, she would not participate in any commercial activities or accept any commercial endorsement cooperation during her time with the national team.

　　Zhu Ting admitted that from the end of last year to the Spring Festival this year, her body was in a period of fatigue, her competitive state declined seriously, and she could not even cope with daily competitions.

　　"In addition, since the Tokyo Olympics, various rumors and deliberate attacks on me on the Internet have not stopped, and even affected my family. I once lost interest in volleyball and wanted to stay away from the troubles of right and wrong, so I filed a complaint with the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau Retirement application. When they learned that I had the intention to retire, leaders at all levels from the Henan Sports Bureau, the State Sports General Administration and the national team were very concerned and came to communicate with me many times to enlighten and encourage me."

  Data map: Lang Ping and Zhu Ting. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu

　　Zhu Ting also revealed that in the past two years, coach Lang Ping has repeatedly encouraged her to return to the national team and continue fighting for the country. When she was at her lowest, he helped her analyze physical and technical problems and urged her to strengthen physical training.

　　"Driven by various forces, I gave up the idea of ​​retiring, strengthened physical training, and improved my sports performance. The improvement in my condition gave me confidence, and I gradually came out of the trough."

　　Zhu Ting said that now she feels physically and mentally ready, so she has officially confirmed her return to the national team and will fight for the country again.

　　"Next, I will work hard to play the last few games of this season's Serie A, and then restore my physical fitness as soon as possible, keep up with the rhythm of the national team as soon as possible, devote myself to training and games, and work hard with the team to win the Paris Saint-Germain title for the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team. Work hard to qualify for the Olympics," Zhu Ting said.

  Data map: Zhu Ting in Serie A. Photo source: ICphoto

　　As a member of the Rio Olympic champion team and the world's top attacker, Zhu Ting's role in the Chinese women's volleyball team is self-evident. Especially in recent years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has been experiencing the pain of the replacement of old and new players, and its performance in international competitions has been lacking. Since the Paris Olympics cycle, Zhu Ting has been away from the competition for a long time due to injury, and has missed a series of Chinese women's volleyball competitions including the World Championships, World Women's Volleyball League, Hangzhou Asian Games, Paris Olympic Qualifications and other competitions.

　　In February this year, Zhu Ting talked about her condition: "My physical condition and physical function have not been particularly good recently. The competition has been intensive recently and I feel tired. My wrist is still recovering step by step."

　　Zhu Ting's wrist injury has been around for a long time. It is reported that as early as 2017, while studying abroad, Zhu Ting injured her wrist because she accidentally "punched" it on the ground, which left the root of the disease. During the 2019 Club World Cup, Zhu Ting's wrist injury showed signs of recurrence. With the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, treatment for Zhu Ting's wrist has also been put on hold. She did not undergo surgery until after the Olympics.

　　This season, Zhu Ting plays for the Italian League team Scandicci, and she has repeatedly performed well. Scandic has now reached the semi-finals of the Italian Women's Volleyball League and defeated the Milan Women's Volleyball Team 3-0 in the first round in the early morning of the 7th Beijing time, seizing the opportunity to advance. In that game, Zhu Ting scored 13 points.

  Data map: Chinese women's volleyball team at the Rio Olympics

　　Last year, the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to qualify directly for the Paris Olympics in the qualifying round. The team needs to compete for seats through world rankings.

　　According to the plan, the Chinese women's volleyball team will compete in the World Women's Volleyball League in May. It is reported that the competition will start on May 14, with a total of three weeks and six events. The world ranking after this World Women's Volleyball League involves the distribution of tickets for the Paris Olympics, so the Chinese women's volleyball team needs to go all out. (over)