Wei Qiuyue, the former second pass of the Chinese women's volleyball team, has participated in three Olympic Games and won the championship with the team at the Rio Olympic Games. Ding Xia, the second passer of the Chinese women's volleyball team, has competed in the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games, can she play three Olympic Games like Wei Qiuyue?
The latest training list of the Chinese women's volleyball team
On April 14, Beijing time, the Chinese Volleyball Association announced the latest national team 21-person training list. The much-maligned roster is a new squad dominated by young players. Young players such as Li Yingying, Wu Mengjie, and Ni Feifan will become the main players who will gradually provoke the beams of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Zhu Ting, Zhang Changning, Yao Di and other veteran players still do not appear in the list due to personal injuries and other reasons. However, there are also Ding Xia, Yuan Xinyue, Gong Xiangyu and other two-time Olympic veteran players to press the lineup. Cai Bin also wants to use the old to lead the new, and to build a new tactical system with the new as the mainstay.
Three people in the second pass position were selected
In the new Chinese women's volleyball training list, a large number of newcomers have been used in various positions. A total of three people were selected for the second pass position, namely Diao Linyu, Ding Xia and Cai Yaqian. Although Diao Linyu has not participated in the Olympic Games, she is also an old member of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Her passing skills are more prominent in the second pass of the same period. It is Cai Bin who has focused on creating the second pass of the Jiangsu women's volleyball team for many years, and cooperates with Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu, Wu Mengjie and other players selected by the Jiangsu women's volleyball team. Logically, she will occupy a second-pass place.
Cai Yaqian is the original main force of the Shandong women's volleyball team. However, for some reasons, it was once replaced by Mei Xiaohan, and even could only transfer to the Beijing women's volleyball team to play. Mei Xiaohan also became a key national team young second pass in the post-Langping era. However, Mei Xiaohan did not develop after a short highlight. Instead, Cai Yaqian has once again become the main second pass of the Shandong women's volleyball team. Even pressed many other clubs to pass the second pass, becoming the only newcomer in cai bin's final training list this time. It can be seen that Cai Yaqin has something worth excavating.
Can Ding Xia compete in three Olympic Games?
Ding Xia is the oldest and most qualified second pass in this batch of second passes. He participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Ding Xia also relied on her own efforts to beat Shen Jingsi in the fierce second-pass competition, and was selected into the Rio Olympics roster with Wei Qiuyue. Women's volleyball fans should remember the role of Ding Xia in the 2015 Chinese Women's Volleyball World Cup. It has repeatedly helped the Chinese women's volleyball team to reverse the stalemate and win the victory. At the Rio Olympics, Ding Xia's fast and changeable passing skills complemented Wei Qiuyue's old passing skills and helped the Chinese women's volleyball team to the highest podium.
In preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, Ding Xia's position as the main second pass is unshakable. It has always been Yao Di and Diao Linyu competing for a substitute place. Coming to the Paris cycle, as she grew older, Ding Xia's passing skills were no longer as brave as they were then. Yao Di, who broke out in the late stage of Lang Ping's coaching, as well as Diao Linyu, who is now legitimate, and Cai Yaqian, a newcomer, all launched an impact on Ding Xia's main second pass position.
Age becomes a disadvantage
Ding Xia, born in 1990, is 32 years old. Born in 1992, Yao Di is 30 years old. Diao Linyu, born in 1994, is 28 years old. Cai Yaqian, born in 1998, is 24 years old. When the 2024 Paris Olympics were held, Ding Xia was 34 years old. The least competitive age among these second passes. Although Ding Xia's skills are online, she also ran ahead in the physical fitness test. But her physical condition after two years, can still withstand high-intensity competition is not easy to say.
Maybe the fans have to say that Wei Qiuyue's comeback after surgery has not reached the peak in physical fitness, and Lang Ping still takes her. The situation between Ding Xia and Wei Qiuyue was really different. Wei Qiuyue's passing skills are mainly in his hands, in the words of Hong Gang, a CCTV commentator: he can pass the ball when he does it. But Ding Xia is known for her skipping passes and speed, and without good physical support, the quality of the pass will definitely be greatly reduced.
Ding Xia is still insisting, which stems from her love for volleyball and deserves recognition. However, Ding Xia must also face up to reality, after all, athletes are all pushing the front wave behind the wave. Personal prediction, Ding Xia is likely not to be able to play three Olympic Games like Wei Qiuyue. Cai Bin should not take this risk!
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