Zhu Ting: being a flag bearer makes me more motivated. The goal of women's volleyball team is to raise the national flag and play the national anthem

Xinhua news agency, Tokyo, July 18 (reporter Wang Jingyu, Lu Xingji) - Zhu Ting, the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, who has just been confirmed as the flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, said on the 18th that being the flag bearer makes her more motivated, and the goal of the Chinese women's volleyball team is to raise the national flag and play the national anthem.

On August 20, 2016, Zhu Ting, a member of the Chinese women's volleyball team, displayed her medal at the women's volleyball award ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Photo by Ren Zhenglai, Xinhua News Agency

Zhu ting and Taekwondo star Zhao Shuai will be the flag bearers of the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation announced on the evening of the 17th. When the reporter contacted Zhu ting on the morning of the 17th, she was on her way to training. Taking advantage of the break at noon, Zhu Ting made a speech to become a flag bearer. "Thank the delegation for their affirmation and trust in the women's volleyball team and me," she said. Being a flag bearer is an honor as well as a responsibility, which makes me more motivated to do well in every day and step. The competition is coming. We should keep calm and try our best. Our goal is to raise the national flag and play the national anthem. "

Zhu Ting is a famous volleyball player in China. She won the women's Volleyball World Cup in 2015, the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the women's Volleyball World Cup in 2019 with her team. She has also been elected as the most valuable player in important international volleyball competitions for many times. She is known as the "MVP harvester" and is one of the most popular active players in China.

On September 29, 2019, China coach Lang Ping (right) and player Zhu Ting took a group photo after the award ceremony. On the same day, the awarding ceremony of the women's Volleyball World Cup in 2019 was held in Osaka, Japan. The Chinese team won the championship with 11 consecutive wins. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wei

At the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team, led by coach Lang Ping, will attack the champion again. Zhu Ting is the core player of the team.

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games will be held on July 23, and the first match of the Chinese women's volleyball team will be held on July 25, which provides some convenience for Zhu ting to attend the opening ceremony. In the past some large-scale games, the Chinese women's volleyball team often missed the opening ceremony because they had to better prepare for the competition on the second day of the opening ceremony.