Due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed. For the Chinese women’s volleyball team, which aims to win the Olympic championship, such changes have also brought new challenges.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 30 (reporters Wang Jingyu and Wei Hua) the Tokyo Olympic Games will be postponed due to the impact of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. For the Chinese women’s volleyball team, which aims to win the Olympic championship, such changes have also brought new challenges.
Closed training watch the change
in order to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be unveiled in July this year, the Chinese women’s volleyball team began closed training at the end of January. With the development of the epidemic, news came that the World Volleyball League was postponed, the volleyball Test match of Tokyo Olympic Games was canceled, and the Tokyo Olympic Games was postponed one after another. However, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has been conducting intensive training in accordance with the established plan in a low-key manner, it should change forever.
From the objective situation, although it is a foregone conclusion to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games, the new competition period has not been completely determined. The World Volleyball League was originally planned to be postponed after the Tokyo Olympics. The International Volleyball League is still observing and judging the development of the epidemic to determine the new schedule. In addition, the schedule of the domestic volleyball league next season and the National Games next year is still uncertain. Under this background, it is also a natural choice for Chinese women’s volleyball team to continue training and “practice internal skills.
Lang Ping led the team to fight in Tokyo without any suspense
After the news of the extension of Tokyo Olympic Games came out, many fans thought of the renewal of coach Lang Ping’s contract for the first time. On the premise that the Tokyo Olympic Games were held as scheduled, the contract for director Lang to coach the Chinese women’s volleyball team was originally until the end of the Olympic Games. The extension of the Tokyo Olympic Games made the renewal issue become the focus of attention of all parties in advance.
According to the information that the reporter learned from various aspects, the established plan for the team led by Lang to compete for the Tokyo Olympic Games will not change. At present, the team training is also going on normally, and what needs to be discussed is only the contract details. However, there is still suspense about whether she will continue to coach after next year’s Olympic Games.
After returning to the handsome position of the national team in 2013, Lang Ping has led the team to win three championships, proving his strength of “Gold medal coach” again. On the other hand, it is always difficult for the outside world to reach a consensus on the issue of her successor. The extension of the Tokyo Olympic Games made this issue put on the agenda of the scheduling center in advance. If director Lang’s physical condition permits and she also has the will, she is still the best candidate for the handsome position in the Chinese women’s volleyball team. If she chooses to lead the team to collect mountains after the Olympic Games, the decision makers of the platoon management center may need to plan and lay out the preparations for the Paris Olympic Games cycle with only three years in advance.
The ambition of the veteran will not be changed
after successfully defending with 11 consecutive victories in last year’s World Cup, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has also become one of the hot teams to win the Tokyo Olympic Games. Will the extension of Tokyo Olympic Games affect the prospect of Chinese team winning the championship? Can senior generals such as Yan Ni and Zeng Chunlei keep good condition until next year?
In the opinion of reporters, the change of the competition period will not bring substantial influence on the prospect of the Chinese women’s volleyball team. First of all, all teams need to face the changes in the competition period. Secondly, the Chinese team is one of the top teams in the world to complete the new and old alternation earlier. The average age of the main team in the World Cup, including Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinzhen and Zhang Changning, is not big, most players will still be at the golden age of their sports career next year. Third, strain is an eternal challenge for the competitive Stadium to play, and Lang Ping, who has rich experience in coaching, has a high level in this aspect. In the 2015 World Cup, the Chinese team lost a lot, Hui Ruoqi. In the group match of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese team lost 2 wins and 3 losses to the fourth place in the group. In the end, the Chinese team led by Lang Ping successfully responded and laughed to the end.
In the first year of the Tokyo Olympic Games cycle, Lang Ping missed most of the training because of surgery, and the emergence speed of newcomers in this cycle was relatively slow. Because of this, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has set aside enough training time this year to further polish and cultivate young players. This extra year also gives Lang Ping more time.
For the 33-year-old Yan Ni, 30-year-old Zeng Chunlei, Liu Xiaotong and other veterans, the extension of the Olympic Games for about one year did bring them challenges. They should not only maintain good physical condition, but also face the impact of young players.
However, it is gratifying that the fighting spirit and tenacity of these veterans have been tested in previous competitions. Judging from the performance of last year’s World Cup, they also maintained a good state, especially Yan Ni was old and firm, and was selected as the best team again as the best counterattack. At present, they are preparing for war with the Chinese women’s volleyball team without any distractions. As Yan Ni said, as long as the national team and director Lang need it, she will continue to play unshirkable. Under the relatively strong logistics support of the national team, I believe these veterans will also strive to meet the challenges and competition and continue to pursue the Olympic dream.