A few days ago, Zhu Yuling, the world champion of the Chinese table tennis team, made a rare appearance, but her appearance was not in the national team training hall, but at the scene of a table tennis exchange event in Mianyang, Sichuan. Under the warm invitation of everyone, Zhu Yuling also deliberately picked up the racket and played with the golfers. Many fans speculate that Zhu Yuling may have lost the national table tennis Paris Olympic cycle main squad training list and will try in a new field. Zhu Yuling and Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion Chen Meng belong to the same era of players, and were one of the five main players of the national table tennis women's team five years ago.
But then she unexpectedly fell into a low period, surpassed by wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha and other new generation players, and now has completely lost her dominance.
After the end of the Singapore Grand Slam tournament, several main players of the Chinese table tennis team returned to China in advance to prepare for the competition. At present, the national team players have returned to their respective local teams, and after a slight adjustment, they will assemble again to prepare for the World Championship Team Match and the Hangzhou Asian Games. The current national table tennis women's team, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are in the top three, and from the perspective of world rankings, they are also the top three players in the team.
Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the overall advantages of these three main forces are very obvious, even veteran Liu Shiwen, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong, who are not bad, it is difficult to grab a main position with them. As one of the world champions of the national table tennis women's team, Zhu Yuling, whose status and strength have declined, seems to be more difficult to have a foothold. Before the Tokyo Olympics, Zhu Yuling revealed in an interview that she no longer planned to participate in the Olympic Games, but out of love for table tennis, she still insisted on being on the field.
From the defeat of the Tokyo Olympic Games to the 2022 season, it is difficult for everyone to see Zhu Yuling's figure on the field. This rare appearance was also a table tennis exchange activity held in Mianyang. Many fans can't help but feel sorry for Zhu Yuling's situation, you know, she was once considered to be the 6th grand slam candidate of the national table tennis women's team. Ding Ning has retired, veteran Liu Shiwen will gradually fade out of the national team, the next few seasons, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu will form a three-legged pattern. For Zhu Yuling, the prospects for the Paris Olympic cycle are not optimistic.
Some people say that Zhu Yuling is one of the most tragic players in the national table tennis women's team. From the unlimited scenery when the champion was soft and the coach was painstakingly cultivated, to now being abandoned by the team, her tortuous career experience may not even be expected by head coach Li Falcon. From the perspective of age and strength, Zhu Yuling has basically missed the main lineup of the national table tennis women's team, and it is difficult for fans to see her debut in the Paris Olympic Games 2 years later. As for whether she will end her sports career early, for Zhu Yuling, it is an extremely painful decision.
(Luo Treasurer)