After a period of trough, the Chinese women's volleyball team is actively preparing for the competition and sprinting to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team is facing unprecedented challenges, but also great opportunities.
In recent years, the strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team has declined. Last year, they failed to qualify for the Olympic Qualification Tournament in the first place, which undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the team and fans alike. Specifically, the Chinese women's volleyball team has slipped in the world rankings, and the gap with other strong teams has gradually narrowed.
It is this pressure that makes the women's volleyball team more determined to impact the Paris Olympics. Zhu Ting's return has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the team. Her experience and strength, especially the ability to score at critical moments, will be an important reliance for the Chinese women's volleyball team in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
The upcoming World Women's Volleyball League, for the Chinese women's volleyball team, is not only an opportunity to test its own strength, but also an important battle for Olympic qualification. According to the schedule, the journey of the Chinese women's volleyball team will span many cities and compete fiercely with many strong teams.
At 4:30 a.m. on May 15, the Chinese women's volleyball team will welcome its first opponent, the South Korean women's volleyball team, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Then, in the early hours of May 17 and 18, they will play against the United States women's volleyball team and the Canadian women's volleyball team, respectively.
These opponents all have good strength, especially the American women's volleyball team, which has always been a strong rival of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the international arena. The Chinese women's volleyball team needs to go all out in these games and fully show their strength.
From the end of May to the beginning of June, the Chinese women's volleyball team will move to Macao, China, to face teams such as the Netherlands, Japan, Thailand and Italy. Among them, the Japanese women's volleyball team is the main competitor of the Chinese team, and the difference in strength between the two teams is not large, and the victory or defeat of a game may affect the final ranking.
The Chinese women's volleyball team needs to play their best in the competition with Japan. In addition, teams such as the Netherlands and Italy also have strong strength, and the Chinese women's volleyball team needs to take every game seriously.
In mid-June, the Chinese women's volleyball team will usher in the last leg of the competition in Hong Kong, China. They will face challenges from teams such as Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey and Poland. These matches are also important for the Chinese women's volleyball team, because they need to accumulate more experience through these matches and prepare for the next Olympic qualifying tournament.
According to the rules of the Olympic Qualification Tournament, the top 24 teams in the world rankings will be divided into three groups in a serpentine arrangement and play an intra-group round-robin match. The top two teams will qualify for the Paris Olympics according to the number of points.
The Chinese women's volleyball team needs to maintain a stable performance in the qualifying rounds and strive to win every game to ensure that they can successfully qualify for the Olympic Games.
Although the current situation of the Chinese women's volleyball team is full of challenges, it is also pregnant with hope and opportunities. Qiuqiu expects this team to show their strength in the World Women's Volleyball League and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and lay a solid foundation for qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games.
No matter what the result is, the Chinese women's volleyball team will continue to move forward on the road of pursuing excellence with firm belief and tenacious perseverance.