Zhu Ting, the core of the Chinese women's volleyball team, returned to her hometown of Zhengzhou for a short rest, and then will go to Beijing for training, and then go to Macau to meet the Chinese women's volleyball team and restart the journey of wearing the Chinese women's volleyball team jersey to compete in the game. Zhu Ting's return from Italy received enthusiastic attention.
Henan women's volleyball head coach Jiao Shuai personally went to greet Zhu Ting, when Zhu Ting came out by high-speed rail, Jiao Shuai sent flowers to Zhu Ting, so that Zhu Ting felt the love and warmth of the people in her hometown. Zhu Ting was dressed very low-key, wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, completely without makeup, carrying a backpack, simple.
Zhu Ting talked about returning to China to fight in an interview: "Thanks to the cultivation of the country and Henan, it has always been my wish to fight for the country, and it is also a responsibility on my shoulders." My main goal now is to adjust my condition, competitive sports are very difficult for every athlete to step on the podium, but I think the Chinese women's volleyball team often says that it is 'pay attention to the process', which is to do what you should do well and pay attention to the process. ”
The Chinese women's volleyball team has flown to Brazil to compete in the first leg of the game, and according to the schedule, Zhu Ting will play in the second stop.
In the season just ended, Zhu Ting helped Scandic win the runner-up of the Italian league, which is the best result in the team's history. Zhu Ting will join giants Conegliano next season. It is said that Zhu Ting is willing to take a significant salary cut to join Conegliano, one of the reasons is that she may need to take leave to return to China in the middle of next season to represent the Henan women's volleyball team in the preliminaries and main matches of the National Games.
How is Zhu Ting's recovery from her wrist injury? This is one of the things that Chinese volleyball fans are most concerned about. Zhu Ting said that the wrist injury is almost recovering. However, she mentioned the need to prevent another injury, and if you get injured again, and you are in the same position, you can't have another operation. What Zhu Ting may be saying is that if she is injured again in the same position, it will be difficult to fully recover, which may affect her athletic career.
Zhu Ting also talked about life abroad, and when she has free time, she likes to drink tea and rest. "I can drink a little bit of any tea, and now I prefer Shengpu and rock tea." Zhu Ting said.
Regarding the current arrangement, Zhu Ting said that she would go home first to adjust. "The first stop was too late, and the leaders of the General Administration and the center asked me to adjust and recover at home and prepare for the second stop." Zhu Ting said. The first leg of the World Women's Volleyball League will start on May 15, the second leg will start on May 29, and the third match will start on June 11. The Chinese women's volleyball team needs Zhu Ting to return to improve its offensive firepower, after all, last year, the Chinese women's volleyball team exposed the problem that there was no reliable main attacker except for Li Yingying.
The Chinese women's volleyball team did not directly qualify for the Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament last year, and could only compete for Olympic qualification by relying on the world ranking after playing the World Women's Volleyball League sub-tournament. The Chinese women's volleyball team is currently ranked sixth in the world and first in Asia, and as long as it remains first in Asia, it can qualify for the Olympics. Zhu Ting expressed her hope that she could control her injuries while playing healthily.