On the morning of August 8, the Tokyo Olympic Women's Volleyball Bronze Medal Battle, the Serbian women's volleyball team 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-15) easily defeated the South Korean women's volleyball team to win the third place, the Korean women's volleyball team once again rubbed shoulders with the podium, the 33-year-old captain Jin Softjing dream was broken, when she led the team to win the fourth place, perhaps only the fourth place life, this time, not surprisingly, Jin Softjing will completely bid farewell to the Olympic Games and bid farewell to the national team.
Jin Softjing is the world's top player in the women's volleyball world, is the European and American clubs to compete for the fragrant food, she is comprehensive in technology, experienced, can attack and defend, very excellent, strength and fame second only to Zhu Ting. However, due to the scarcity of talent in the Korean women's volleyball team, there are no more outstanding players, and the team has been difficult to achieve good results, which is somewhat helpless and embarrassing for Jin Softjing.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Jin Softjing set himself the goal of standing on the podium, and said before the game that this was his last Olympic Games and he very much wanted to end his national team career with an Olympic medal.
For this goal, Jin Softjing made the greatest efforts and sacrifices, put into preparation early, he first gave up the high salary extension with the Shanghai women's volleyball team, rushed to Turkey, joined the giant Isaac Bashi, in order to maintain the state in a higher level of the league and continue to improve. Last season, he returned to Korean domestic clubs at a reduced price, and wanted to train with his national team teammates early and cultivate a sense of tacit understanding.
However, despite Kim Soft-gyeong's very hard work, the South Korean national team has continuous bad news, the two main players before the Olympic Games, Lee Jae-young and Lee Do-young, were driven out of the national team because of the bullying incident, the strength was mediocre, and the lack of two big generals was equivalent to breaking an arm, coupled with the continuous injuries of veterans such as Kim Hee-jin, the South Korean women's volleyball team made it worse and fell to the bottom.
Before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, almost no one thought that the South Korean women's volleyball team could qualify in the group because their paper strength was too weak. However, everyone ignores the fine tradition of Korean athletes - tenacious style, strong morale, more and more courageous. In extreme difficulties, they fought to the end and fought amazing combat effectiveness.
In the group stage, the South Korean women's volleyball team defeated Kenya and Dominica to reach the quarterfinals with a third-place finish, and they reversed the powerful Turkey 3-2 to advance to the final four. In the semi-finals, the South Korean women's volleyball team has run out of "bullets", 0-3 by Brazil clean sheet, today's third place battle is even more powerless to return to the sky, can only painfully accept the fourth place result.
Five years of grinding a sword, although not standing on the podium, compared to the early exit of the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Italian women's volleyball team, the lineup of the untidy Korean women's volleyball team has been very good. Therefore, although there are regrets, Jin Softjing still has to be happy, and she has created a miracle by dragging the team forward with her own strength, which deserves recognition and praise.
Outside the volleyball court, Jin Softjing is still a very friendly and very positive person. Zhu Ting was injured twice, and she came forward to comfort her intimately, and for the first time, she also sent her own treatment instrument. On the day of the quarterfinals with the Turkish women's volleyball team, there was a huge fire in Turkey, and she also donated money after the game.
How to say it? Nine times out of ten in life, what if there is no Olympic medal? Jin Softjing is also the volleyball superstar that fans around the world like, and there are very few players who play to her height. Jin Softjing does not cry, his career has reached the end, he is content and happy, and enjoy his volleyball life!
Attached, detailed data of the bronze medal battle
Korean Women's Volleyball Team:
Jin Softjing was blocked in 28 dunks, 5 mistakes were blocked, 0 blocks and 1 shot, 11 points
Jin Xizhen was blocked with 6 of 20 dunks, 5 turnovers, 2 shots from 0 blocks, and 8 points
Park Jung-ah was blocked with 4 of 21 dunks, 2 turnovers, 1 block, 2 shots, and 7 points
Liang Xiaozhen was blocked with 9 dunks, 4 of 9, 0 turnovers, 1 block and 0 shots, 5 points
The cousin Chengzhu 3 dunks 1 of 1, 1 mistake was blocked, 0 blocks 0 shots, 1 point
Zheng Zhiyun was blocked 4 times, 3 turnovers were blocked, 0 blocks and 0 shots, 0 points
Kim So-chi was 3 of 0 dunks, 2 turnovers were blocked, 0 blocks and 0 shots, 0 points
Serbia women's volleyball team:
Boskovic: 33 points (5 turnovers on 25-of-45 shooting, 6 shots on 2 blocks)
M. Popovich: 8 points (1 turnover on 4-of-7, 1 shot from 3 blocks)
Lasic: 6 points (1 turnover, 1 block of 5 of 8)
Bussa: 5 points (0-of-9, 0 turnovers, 1 block)
Odenianovic: 4 points (4 of 4)
Mirenkovic: 2 points (0 of 6 on 2)
Slam score: Serbia 44-25 South Korea
Blocking score: Serbia 7-2 South Korea
Serve score: Serbia 7-5 Korea
Points lost: Serbia 16-17 South Korea