Chinese women's volleyball head coach Chen Zhonghe has decided
to again postpone the comeback of fragile spiker Zhao Ruirui for
fears of unexpected relapses.
Beijing-based sports newspaper, The First, reports that the
coach on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of Zhao's return at the
Asian Championships, set in September, saying the event is unlikely
to help the player regain her match fitness.
Chen said he hoped Zhao's recovery to her original form could be
felt smoothly.
Zhao's physical condition has turned for the better since
treatment earlier this year in the United States. The surgery aims
to cure the injury in her leg that has affected her for years, and
kept her sidelined in Athens in 2004, where China re-claimed the
women's volleyball title after a 20-year wait.
(CRI July 25, 2007)
