At 3 p.m. on August 6, 2024, a key battle was ushered in on the field of the Paris Olympic Games, and the competition between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Turkey women's volleyball team officially began. As an important event on the 10th day of the Paris Olympic Games, this match attracted the attention of many volleyball lovers!
The Chinese women's volleyball team sent a full main lineup in this game, and the main offensive line was partnered by No. 2 Zhu Ting and No. 12 Li Yingying, and the strong combination of these two players provided a stable scoring point for the team. In terms of secondary attack, the combination of No. 1 captain Yuan Xinyue and No. 7 Wang Yuanyuan showed excellent blocking and offensive ability.
In the receiving position, No. 6 Gong Xiangyu injected more vitality into the team with his comprehensive skills and rich game experience. Setter No. 3 Diao Linyu connected the entire team's offense with his accurate passing and excellent organizational skills. Libero No. 18 Wang Mengjie has built a solid defense line for the team with her excellent defense and reaction speed.
It is worth noting that Zhu Ting suffered a suspected wrist injury in the previous match with Serbia due to desperate efforts to save the ball, which caused widespread concern and concern among fans. However, after timely treatment and adjustment by the team doctor, Zhu Ting still started in this game, showing her tenacious fighting spirit and desire for victory.
Looking back on the performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team in this Olympic Games, it can be said that it is eye-catching. Since Cai Bin became the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team in March 2022, he has been working hard to practice the new tactical system and lead the team to achieve good results in all competitions. Although Zhu Ting did not return to the national team until June this year, her performance at the Olympics undoubtedly proved her strength and form.
In this year's World Women's Volleyball League, the Chinese women's volleyball team has experienced three matches in Rio, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Macau, China, and gradually found its best form. The team has shown significant improvements in the multi-point attack in the front row, the follow-up in the back row, the organization and coordination of the setter, and the defense of the libero. This new Chinese women's volleyball team has undoubtedly become a strong team in this Olympic Games.
In the Olympic group stage, the Chinese women's volleyball team has achieved three wins in three games, defeating strong teams such as United States, France and Serbia. This achievement undoubtedly proves the strength and fighting spirit of the team. And this afternoon's match with Turkey is undoubtedly a tough battle for the Chinese women's volleyball team. If they can beat Turkey smoothly, then they will be expected to fight the winner between Italy and Serbia women's volleyball team for further glory.
The match between Italy and Serbia will be played at 3 a.m. on August 7, and although it is impossible to predict the specific outcome of the match, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face a serious challenge regardless of the winner. However, for the Chinese women's volleyball team, which has experienced the glory of the Rio Olympic cycle and the trough of the Tokyo Olympics, they are fully prepared and will go all out to meet every opponent.
We do not put too much pressure on the Chinese women's volleyball team, and only give them the firmest support and encouragement. I hope they can work steadily and step by step towards the pinnacle of the stage. Come on Zhu Ting! Come on Chinese women's volleyball team!
One athlete a day: Wang Yuanyuan
Wang Yuanyuan, born on July 14, 1997 in Jingning County, Pingliang, Gansu Province, is an outstanding athlete in the Chinese women's volleyball industry. She is an assistant attacker on the court, and now plays for the Tianjin Bohai Bank Women's Volleyball Club, and is an important member of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Since 2009, Wang Yuanyuan started her professional volleyball training career at Tianjin Sports School, and only half a year later, she entered the Tianjin Sports Team with her outstanding performance. In 2013, she made her debut at the World Junior Championships and showed her quality and potential. In 2015, Wang Yuanyuan was successfully selected for the national youth team, further proving her volleyball talent.
In the 2016-2017 season, Wang Yuanyuan officially started her career and was selected for the Tianjin women's volleyball team of the Women's Volleyball League. In the following season, she gradually rose to prominence and became the team's main attacker. As of the 2022-2023 season, she has won the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League championship 5 times with the Tianjin women's volleyball team, achieving a brilliant record of four consecutive championships. At the same time, she also won the honor of the league's best secondary attack three times, showing her dominance in the secondary offensive position.
In addition to her outstanding performance in the domestic arena, Wang Yuanyuan also has good results in the international arena. In 2016, she won the Asian Cup with the second Chinese women's volleyball team. On March 29, 2017, Wang Yuanyuan was selected for the national team for the first time and helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win the third place in the subsequent Switzerland Women's Volleyball Classic. Although she missed the World Women's Volleyball League Finals, the Jakarta Asian Games and the World Women's Volleyball Championship due to injury in 2018, she won the Women's Volleyball World Cup with the Chinese women's volleyball team in 2019 with an 11-game winning streak and proved her strength again.
In the years that followed, Wang Yuanyuan continued to play an important role in the Chinese women's volleyball team. She participated in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with the team, and although the Chinese women's volleyball team was eliminated in the group stage and missed the top 8, Wang Yuanyuan's performance was still remarkable. In 2022, she grew into the main assistant attack of the Chinese women's volleyball team, helping the team to finish sixth in the World Women's Volleyball League and the World Championships. On July 17, 2023, she won the runner-up of the World Women's Volleyball League with the team, creating the best result since participating in the World Women's Volleyball League. On October 7 of the same year, she won the women's volleyball championship of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou with the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In the 2024 season, Wang Yuanyuan continues to maintain excellent form. On February 3, she won the 2023-2024 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League championship with the Tianjin women's volleyball team, which is also the 16th championship in the team's history league. On April 10, she was successfully selected for the 23-member roster of the Chinese women's national volleyball team to participate in the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League. In June, she was selected for the women's volleyball project on the list of the Chinese sports delegation at the 2024 Paris Olympics and will represent the Chinese women's volleyball team in the Paris Olympics.
Wang Yuanyuan, as the star of the Chinese women's volleyball team, has shown outstanding strength and potential in both domestic and international arenas. Her career is full of brilliance and glory, and she has also made important contributions to the brilliant record of the Chinese women's volleyball team. In the future competition, we have reason to believe that Wang Yuanyuan will continue to play an important role and contribute to the victory of the Chinese women's volleyball team.