On February 2, the first training of the new Chinese women's volleyball team kicked off in Beilun, Ningbo, and made every effort to prepare for the World Women's Volleyball League, Hangzhou Asian Games and Paris Olympic Women's Volleyball Qualification Tournament.
Speaking of goals, head coach Cai Bin said that this year, the Chinese women's volleyball team will make up for the shortcomings according to last year's competition, and at the same time set two major goals for the team this year - winning gold at the Asian Games and qualifying for the Paris Olympics as soon as possible.
Cai Bin, head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
"The Chinese women's volleyball team will adjust the competitive status of athletes according to the time of the game, and at the same time formulate different competition plans according to different opponents. The Asian Games will definitely win the championship, the Paris Olympic women's volleyball qualification match, we strive to be the first to qualify. ”
In the 23-member training roster announced by the Chinese women's volleyball team this time, Zhu Ting, who is playing in the Italian league, is not among them.
Speaking about Zhu Ting's recent situation, Cai Bin said: "Her wrist recovery after surgery is not particularly good, compared with before the injury, she still feels not as good as before, the whole technical state has not recovered to the best, in order to hope to be able to restore her entire technical state again." ”
Zhu Ting, who currently plays in the Italian league, just won the MVP with 22 points in a game.
The training of the Chinese women's volleyball team in Beilun, Ningbo will last for more than a month, and then it will be transferred to Zhangzhou, Fujian Province for the second phase of training.
Subsequently, the Chinese women's volleyball team will participate in three sub-tournaments of the National Women's Volleyball League from May 30 to July 2, 2023, in Nagoya, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Suwon, South Korea.
From September 16 to September 24, the Paris Olympic qualification tournament will kick off, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will compete with Italy, Russia, Belgium, Canada and Puerto Rico, who are in Group B, for two qualifying places.
The first match of the women's volleyball team at the Hangzhou Asian Games is on September 28, and the final date is on October 7.