Ding Xia
The Paris Olympics are about to open, and the 12+1 list of the Chinese women's volleyball team has been basically determined, if nothing else, the 34-year-old veteran Ding Xia will set foot on the Olympic stage for the third time.
On the court, she is as agile as the wind, no matter how the ball flies, she can always catch every pass steadily, showing not only her skills, but also the calm and unhurried veteran demeanor.
Having been a step ahead of her peers since childhood, she started playing volleyball at the age of 10 and eventually rose to the pinnacle of world championship.
Ding Xia has been the absolute leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team since the Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics cycle, and her strength is undoubted.
Although she was once dynamic under the challenges of age and injury, her condition inevitably fluctuated slightly as she got older and her health problems became more prominent.
Despite this, the experience and stability of veteran Ding Xia cannot be ignored. In the past competitions, she repeatedly stepped forward at critical junctures and played a decisive role in the success of the Chinese women's volleyball team.