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Zhang Feng, reporter of Chao News Client

After the Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team had a vacation, but the current captain Yuan Xinyue did not seem to have much time to rest. On August 14, Beijing time, the Turkish Super League volleyball club VakifBank officially announced the signing of Chinese women's volleyball team captain Yuan Xinyue.

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This will be Yuan Xinyue's first overseas trip in her career, and she will become the second Chinese player to play for the team after Zhu Ting, who previously played here for three seasons from 2016 to 2019.

The 27-year-old Yuan Xinyue played for the Tianjin Women's Volleyball Team last season and won the Women's Volleyball Super League championship with the team.

The trip to Turkey is both a recognition and a challenge for the 27-year-old Yuan Xinyue. In the Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team's unstable blocking performance has almost become a headache for fans. Although they have represented the highest level of domestic secondary attackers, both Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan are still slightly inferior when facing strong European and American teams.

The level of the Turkish Women's Volleyball League is second to none in the world. Being in a world-class team will also give Yuan Xinyue more opportunities for improvement and make up for the shortcomings of the Chinese women's volleyball team.

Image source: Turkish media Voleybolun Sesi

It is reported that Yuan Xinyue will join the team at the end of the month. With the current configuration of the team, Yuan Xinyue will most likely have to start from the bench, improve the stability of her performance, and seize the opportunity to prove her strength to the coach, in order to achieve the desired results in her overseas study.

Four years later, the 31-year-old Yuan Xinyue is likely to still be the main force of the Chinese women's volleyball team. After entering the preparation period for the Los Angeles Olympics, both she and the Chinese women's volleyball team need more improvement.

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