Zhu Ting is going to return to the team! Late at night on April 8, Beijing time, Zhu Ting announced the news through Weibo, officially announcing her return to the Chinese women's volleyball team.
The full text is as follows:
Today, April 8, 2024, I officially confirmed with the Chinese Volleyball Association that I will return to the national team during the World Women's Volleyball League.
The only purpose of my return to the team this time is to contribute to the qualification of the Chinese women's volleyball team for the Paris Olympic Games, for which I will go all out, concentrate on training and competition, and in order to avoid all interference and misunderstanding, I will not participate in any commercial activities during the national team, and will not accept any commercial endorsement cooperation.
From the end of last year to the Spring Festival this year, my body was in a period of fatigue, my competitive state was seriously declining, and I couldn't even cope with the daily competition, plus the various gossip and deliberate attacks on the Internet against me since the Tokyo Olympics have not stopped, and even affected my family, I once lost interest in volleyball, hoping to stay away from the distraction of right and wrong, so I submitted an application for retirement to the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau. Knowing that I had the idea of retiring, leaders at all levels of the Henan Sports Bureau, the State General Administration of Sports and the national team were very concerned and communicated with me many times, enlightened and encouraged me. In the past two years, my mentor has encouraged me to return to the national team and continue to fight for the country, and she has helped me analyze my physical and technical problems many times when I was at my lowest point, and urged me to strengthen my physical training. Driven by various forces, I dispelled the idea of retiring, strengthened my physical training, improved my athletic performance, and the improvement of my form gave me confidence, and I gradually came out of the trough. Now I feel physically and mentally ready, so today I officially confirmed my return to the national team and play for my country again. I would like to express my gratitude to those who have cared for and helped me during this time.
Next, I will work hard to play the last few games of this season's Serie A, and then hurry up to recover my fitness, keep up with the rhythm of the national team as soon as possible, devote myself to training and competitions, and work hard with the team to qualify for the Paris Olympics for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
On February 18 this year, the Chinese Volleyball Association announced the new 22-member training list of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and the 29-year-old Rio Olympic champion Zhu Ting was not among them, which attracted the attention of many fans. The reporter learned from the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau at that time that Zhu Ting, who plays for the Italian Scandicci club, is actively adjusting her state through training and games, and is striving to prepare for playing for the country again. The reporter also learned about Zhu Ting's situation at that time through the Henan Provincial Sports Bureau - the Serie A and Champions League double-line battles were intensive, because the level of the Serie A teams was close to the intensity of the game, and the body recovery speed was not as fast as before as before, and she felt a little tired, and there were some pain reactions in the waist, and she needed to receive rehabilitation treatment after the game. However, Zhu Ting said that she is trying to adjust her physical and technical condition and prepare for returning to the national team.
Zhu Ting said that it has always been her wish to fight for the country, and it is also a responsibility on her shoulders. After the surgery and rehabilitation after the injury, I hope to be able to devote myself to training and competition in the best condition when I return to the national team, effectively enhance the team's combat effectiveness and cohesion, and bring substantial contributions and help to the national team.
In fact, Zhu Ting, who has been overseas for injury treatment in the past two years, has never "gone far", and she has been keeping in touch with the national team and her hometown Henan to communicate about training and life. The wrist injury, which is a concern for the majority of fans, has been recovering as planned after surgery, and the recovery process is relatively smooth.
Last year, the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the qualifying round, and the team needed to compete for a place through the world rankings.
According to the plan, the Chinese women's volleyball team will play in the World Women's Volleyball League in May, and it is reported that the game will start on May 14, with a total of three weeks and six tournaments. The world ranking after this World Women's Volleyball League involves the distribution of tickets to the Paris Olympics, so the Chinese women's volleyball team needs to go all out.
On September 29, 2019, Chinese team player Zhu Ting took a photo after the award ceremony of the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup held in Osaka, Japan. The Chinese team won the championship with a record of 11 consecutive wins in this competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Canling
Source: Henan Daily
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