On February 23, 2022, Beijing time, the FIVB released the promotional poster and complete schedule of the World Women's Volleyball League. It is worth mentioning that Li Yingying represented the Chinese women's volleyball team on the list and became a member of the official poster. The Chinese women's volleyball team will compete in Ankara, Pasay and Ufa, the first match is against the Dutch women's volleyball team on June 1.
At present, the Chinese women's volleyball team is conducting intensive training, selecting team members in the form of training camps and preparing for a series of important events including the Asian Games and the World Championships. For the upcoming World Women's Volleyball League, head coach Cai Bin has long made his attitude clear that he will give young players a chance, after all, Zhu Ting is injured, and Zhang Changning has had surgery before, and the next may have to prepare for the wedding, the two main players should not participate in the World Women's Volleyball League.
In this case, Li Yingying is expected to become the absolute core. In the official promotional poster released by the International Volleyball Federation, Li Yingying represented the Chinese women's volleyball team on the list, in addition to Boskovic, Egnu, Gabi and other well-known stars. Obviously, Li Yingying wants to play a particularly important role in the Paris Olympic cycle.
Then, the International Volleyball Federation announced the complete schedule of the World Women's Volleyball League, and the Chinese women's volleyball team has participated in the competition in Ankara, Turkey, Pasay in the Philippines and Ufa in Russia, and then played against the Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Thailand, Belgium, Canada, the United States, Japan, Brazil, Poland, South Korea, and Dominica.
The first match will start at 23:30 Beijing time on June 1, 2022, against the Dutch women's volleyball team. The World Women's Volleyball League is a good opportunity to train troops, and Cai Bin can use these competitions to examine the team members, and then determine the core lineup to lay the foundation for the Asian Games and the World Championships.
In the first training session arranged by Cai Bin, there was no Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, and no second setter Yao Di. Yao Di's absence sparked a lot of debate, with voices saying that Yao Di was abandoned by Cai Bin. However, Yao Di and Tianjin women's volleyball head coach Wang Baoquan accepted an interview and announced the real reason for the absence of the national team training, that is, the body has an injury and needs a period of adjustment.
Although Yao Di is currently mainly based on physical conditioning, he still follows the Tianjin women's volleyball team for simple training and prepares for the game at any time. Yao Di said that she is still eager to achieve good results in the national team, and she will try to adjust her body and continue to contribute to the national team in the future!