BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) This morning, the Chinese women's volleyball team officially announced that Zhang Changning, the team's main player, was injured accidentally in her left knee during training in Beilun. For the sake of rehabilitation treatment and preparation for the World Championships, she will not join the team in the Asian Games in Jakarta. Yao Di, the second passer, will replace Zhang Changning in the list of Chinese women's volleyball team for the Asian Games.
It is reported that the Chinese women's volleyball team will fly to Jakarta today to officially start the journey of the Asian Games. According to the grouping of the Asian Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team and the defending champion South Korea team are in Group B, and other opponents in the group also include Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and India.
According to the schedule, on August 19, Beijing time, the first match day after the opening of the Asian Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team will make its debut in the Asian Games to face Vietnam, the first opponent in the group match.
The list of 14 Chinese women's volleyball players at the Asian Games: Zeng Chunlei; Yan Ni; Dingxia; Liu Xiaotong; Li Yingying; Yao Di; Gong Xiangyu; Lin Li; Wang Mengjie; Yang Fangxu; Zhu Ting; Yuan Xinyue; Hu Mingyuan; Diao Linyu. (End)
