2024-04-09 10:20:27
[Tilu News]Zhu Ting, the former captain of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, underwent wrist surgery after the Tokyo Olympics. She then went to Europe to play in club games, but has never returned to the national team. Yesterday (8th), she published a long post on social media announcing her return to the Chinese women’s volleyball team, hoping to help the national team qualify for the Paris Olympics. She even admitted that she was under pressure from public opinion after the Eastern Olympics, and even had the idea of retirement. After Zhu Ting returns to the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team, she will have a good chance to compete in the World Women’s Volleyball League with the team. Fans are expected to appreciate the heroic appearance of this women’s volleyball star again in the Hong Kong tournament in June.
Zhu Ting played injured in the Tokyo Olympics, but unfortunately she was unable to help the Chinese women’s volleyball team achieve good results. (Picture: 2020 Tokyo Olympics Weibo)
The Chinese women’s volleyball team only finished 9th in the Tokyo Olympics, becoming its worst record in recent years. Zhu Ting, who was injured at the time, was also criticized. After undergoing wrist surgery in April 2022, she moved to Europe to compete in the Italian Volleyball League in July of the same year. , and even helped the team win the Europa League championship, but has never returned to the national team since then. Yesterday, Zhu Ting finally posted on social networking sites to confirm her return to the team and expressed her determination to help the Chinese women’s volleyball team compete in the Olympics: “Today, April 8, 2024, I officially confirmed with the Chinese Volleyball Association that I will return to the national team during the World Women’s Volleyball League. I The only purpose of returning to the team this time is to do my part for the Chinese women’s volleyball team to qualify for the Paris Olympics. To this end, I will go all out and concentrate on training and competition. In order to avoid all interference and misunderstandings, I will not participate in any business activities during my time with the national team. Any commercial endorsement cooperation.”
Zhu Ting moved to the Italian Serie A after the Tokyo Olympics. (Picture: Weibo)
Zhu Ting admitted that public opinion from all sides made her have the idea of retiring. (Picture: Zhu Ting Weibo)
The Chinese women’s volleyball team failed to directly qualify for the Olympics in the Paris Olympic Qualifying Tournament last September. It needs to rely on world rankings to determine whether it can win a ticket among the remaining five seats. China is currently ranked 6th in the world. Although it can temporarily qualify for the Olympics by ranking first in Asia, China will not know for sure until June. If Zhu Ting returns during this period to enhance the strength of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, it will also add to the national volleyball team’s competition. Assure.
Zhu Ting published a long post on Weibo, announcing her return to the Chinese women’s volleyball team and her journey in recent years. (Picture: Zhu Ting Weibo)
29-year-old Zhu Ting also revealed in a long article that she has been physically and mentally exhausted after being attacked by public opinion in recent years, and even considered retiring at one point: “From the end of last year to the Spring Festival this year, my body was in a period of fatigue, my competitive state declined seriously, and I was even unable to cope with daily competitions. , coupled with the deliberate attacks on me by various rumors and rumors on the Internet since the Tokyo Olympics, which 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.”
She also mentioned that she finally gave up retirement and regrouped, all because of her mentor, former Chinese women’s volleyball head coach Lang Ping: “In the past two years, my mentor Lang Ping (Lang Ping) has repeatedly encouraged me to return to the national team and continue to fight for the country. At my lowest point, When I was in college, she helped me analyze physical and technical problems many times, and urged me to strengthen physical training. Driven by various forces, I gave up the idea of retiring, strengthened physical training, and improved sports performance. The improvement of my condition gave me Confidence, I gradually came out of the trough. Now I feel that I am physically and mentally ready, so today I officially confirmed my return to the national team and compete for the country again.”
Zhu Ting (left) admitted that she was encouraged by her mentor Lang Ping (middle) to give up the idea of retiring and regroup. (Picture: Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team Weibo)
After Zhu Ting announced her return, she also stated that she would first complete the last few games of the Italian Serie A season, and then make physical and mental preparations for her return to the Chinese women’s volleyball team. The Chinese women’s volleyball team will play in three World Women’s Volleyball League tournaments from mid-May to June. They will play in Brazil from May 15th to 18th, playing against South Korea, the United States, Canada and Serbia, and then from May 29th to June 2nd. Japan will move to the Macau station to compete with the Netherlands, Japan, Thailand and Italy. The finale will be the Hong Kong station from June 11 to 16, against Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey and the Polish women’s volleyball team. It is expected that Zhu Ting will play with the national team in all World Women’s Volleyball League matches. Hong Kong fans will have the opportunity to appreciate Zhu Ting’s heroic appearance in the game again.
Text: Jia Zhaozhi
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Volleyball | Zhu Ting announced her return to the national team for the Olympics. She was repeatedly attacked by public opinion and considered retiring.」
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