The wait for Zhu Ting’s return to the Chinese women’s national volleyball team is set to go on further, with the star spiker confirming she will undergo more rehabilitative training on her wrist injury.
Zhu has been out of action since the problem ended her Tokyo Olympics early, as China surrendered their title and limped out in the group stage. She will now miss the Asian Games, as well as China’s qualification bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 28-year-old, who was part of the side that won gold under Lang Ping at the 2016 Rio Games at what was her debut tournament, returned to the squad’s Beilun training base in Zhejiang on Wednesday to give coach Cai Bin an update on her injury.
Zhu Ting was hampered by injury during the Tokyo Olympics, where China limped out in the group stage. Photo: Xinhua
She has never played for Cai, who succeeded Lang after China’s Tokyo exit in 2021, but indicated she could be ready to feature in Paris next summer should the team qualify.
“It’s been two years since I last came to the Beilun training base,” Zhu wrote in a post on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media platform.
“This time I made a special trip to visit my coach and my teammates, and I also talked about my injury recovery process with coach Cai. “Soon, I will set out to meet my Spanish doctors and my rehabilitation therapists, and I will start a new round of rehabilitation training. I thank the leaders and the coaches for their concern and support.”