The 2024 Women's Volleyball National League kicked off the Paris Olympic cycle, which is an important event for the Chinese women's volleyball team. In the past few years, the Chinese women's volleyball team has been in the stage of reconstruction and adjustment, and the team has experienced a period of pain, but now it has finally ushered in an opportunity to regain its strength.
In this league, the Chinese women's volleyball team made a good start under the leadership of head coach Cai Bin and swept the South Korean team with a score of 3:0. It's a good start and gives us confidence for the next big play. Next, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the United States, Canada and Serbia respectively, the strength of these three strong teams should not be underestimated, and it will be a severe test for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
If they can achieve ideal results in these three games, the Chinese women's volleyball team will build up enough self-confidence to add impetus to the future journey. On the contrary, if the performance is not good, it will affect the morale of the team and even the qualification situation for the Olympic Games. Therefore, these three competitions are of great significance to the Chinese women's volleyball team and are a shortcut to test the team's state and strength.
In addition to accumulating experience for themselves, the Chinese women's volleyball team has another important task in this league, that is, to "find out" the main opponents in the future Olympic Games in advance. European powerhouses, including Turkey, Italy, Brazil and Serbia, are all potential opponents of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the Paris Olympics to compete for gold medals. In the league, the Chinese women's volleyball team will have the opportunity to understand the latest status and combat strength of these teams, so as to adjust their preparation strategies.
What is exciting is that at the beginning of this league, these main opponents of the Chinese women's volleyball team have been upset and retreated. Among them, the world's No. 1 Turkish team was not only defeated by the Japanese team, but also suffered an injury blow from the main setter Vargas, and its morale and combat effectiveness were greatly affected. The Italian team lost 0:3 to the Polish team, and the ranking plummeted, temporarily falling out of the Olympic qualifying zone. The Serbian team also lost 1:3 to Dominica in the first game, causing an upset.
The successive defeats of these strong teams have undoubtedly cleared some obstacles for the Chinese women's volleyball team. If the Chinese women's volleyball team can maintain a stable performance in the next games, then it is expected to distance itself from these opponents in the world rankings, so as to lock in a relatively favorable qualifying position.
Of course, we can't underestimate any team, the league has just started and the situation could change. However, as fans of the Chinese women's volleyball team, we have reason to look forward to the team's performance in this league.
Looking back on the glorious history of the Chinese women's volleyball team, it is not difficult to find that whenever the team is at a low ebb, it can always rise again with its tenacious fighting spirit. Just like the 2003 Athens Olympic cycle, the Chinese women's volleyball team at that time fell into a low ebb after Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue and other main players left the team, but finally created a legend of victory in the 08 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2024, the Chinese women's volleyball team is facing the same difficulties and challenges. After the main forces such as Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, and Lu Ying at their peak retired one after another, the team fell into a long period of reconstruction. Despite some good performances in the last Olympic cycle, which ended in 2022, it has struggled to compete with the world's best teams overall.
This time, Cai Bin returned to coaching, and the Chinese women's volleyball team also ushered in a new lineup, and the young players were full of vitality and potential. Zhang Changning and Yuan Xinyue will continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the players, while Zeng Xiuhan, Deng Menghua, Ji Wenshen and other new generation players will play an increasingly important role.
In the first game of this league, Zhang Changning showed a good state, scoring 30 points alone, which became the key factor for the Chinese women's volleyball team to win. The performance of rookies such as Deng Menghua and Ji Wenshen is also eye-catching, fully reflecting the fresh blood of the team.
Of course, the Chinese women's volleyball team will not regain its glory overnight, and the team needs to go through a run-in process. However, as long as the whole team works together and forges ahead, then the road to the top will definitely be wider and wider.
We have reason to believe that after arduous preparations, under the leadership of head coach Cai Bin, the Chinese women's volleyball team will be able to face difficulties and create good results in this league. At next year's Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team will also go all out to regain its domineering demeanor and strive to win the highest honor.
As die-hard fans of the Chinese women's volleyball team, let's look forward to the comeback of this team! In this summer, let us burn passion with the Chinese women's volleyball team and witness their glorious journey!