November 16, an ordinary Monday.

　　But for Chinese sports, this is a special day.

　　This day belongs to the Chinese women's volleyball team.

On August 20, local time, in the 2016 Rio Olympic Women's Volleyball Final, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbian women's volleyball team 3-1 and won the Olympic championship again.

Photo by Du Yang from China News Service

　　Today in 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the World Cup for the first time with seven straight victories and was crowned the world champion.

　　That was the first time that the Chinese team won the world championship title in three major events.

　　The Chinese women's volleyball team not only completed a historic breakthrough, but also opened the golden age of "five consecutive championships".

39 years later, today's Chinese women's volleyball team has won 10 championship trophies in three major competitions.

Data map: On November 16, 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team at the 3rd Women's Volleyball World Cup awards ceremony.

Source of pictures from Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet

　　In the 1981 Women's Volleyball World Cup, under the leadership of coach Yuan Weimin, the Chinese team overwhelmed the host Japan with a record of 7 wins and won the first world championship trophy in team history on November 16.

　　In the 1982 World Championships, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost three straight games in the finals, beating the host Peru and winning the championship; in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, although the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the host United States in the group stage, they scored 3:3 in the final: 0 won the opponent and won the Olympic gold medal for the first time.

Since then, the Chinese women's volleyball team has won three championships.

Data map: Lang Ping’s "Iron Hammer" back then, today’s Golden Coach Picture source: ICphoto

　　In 1985 and 1986, the Chinese women's volleyball team continued its glory, winning the 4th World Cup and the 10th World Championship respectively.

So far, the Chinese team has achieved the first "five consecutive championships" in the history of the world women's volleyball team, which has become one of the most glorious memories of the Chinese sports arena.

　　After entering the millennium, the Chinese women's volleyball team started another glorious period.

In 2003, under the leadership of coach Chen Zhonghe, the Chinese women's volleyball team won 11 games in the 9th World Cup and won three championships for the first time in 17 years.

At the Athens Olympics another year later, the Chinese women's volleyball team reversed their old rival Russia in the final two games and won the Olympic gold medal for the second time.

Chinese women's volleyball team, Athens tops

　　With Lang Ping regaining control of the Chinese women's volleyball team in 2013, this team of kings returned to the top of the world.

　　In the 2015 World Cup, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the three championships again after 11 years after defeating the Japanese team. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team entered the final after several strong teams including the host Brazil In the end, it defeated Serbia 3:1 and won the Olympic championship after 12 years. This is also the third Olympic gold medal in team history.

Data map: Chinese women's volleyball team reached the top in Rio, China News Net reporter Tomita

　　After winning the World Cup with a full victory in September last year, the Chinese women's volleyball team became the first team in history to win the honor five times.

At the same time, this is also the 10th world championship trophy of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the three major competitions.

　　Although full of honor at hand, the women's volleyball girls quickly reinvested in training.

The Tokyo Olympics is their next goal.

Ten Chinese Women's Volleyball Championships

　　"Step off the podium, everything starts from scratch" is a sentence hung in the women's volleyball training hall. After putting away the championship trophy, everything is back to the starting point.

　　However, due to the epidemic, 2020, which should have been a full year, has become exceptionally special.

For the Chinese women's volleyball team, which is in closed training most of the time, it also means more severe challenges.

At the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup awards ceremony, the Chinese women's volleyball team climbed onto the highest podium in the World Cup and achieved ten championships in three major competitions.

LEO photo source: Vision China

　　In the words of coach Lang Ping, in the days when there is no competition at all and only boring training, the women's volleyball girls still motivate each other to practice every day as much as possible.

　　"No matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, as long as you have a goal in your heart and have comrades around you, you have the motivation to persist and fight."

The movie "Win the Championship" poster.

Image source: "Win the Championship" official Weibo

　　More than a month ago, "Win the Championship", which was delayed for a long time due to the epidemic, was finally released.

This movie gives fans of the younger generation a chance to learn more about the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team and the profound meaning behind these four words that transcend the boundaries of the times.

　　For Chinese, the Chinese women's volleyball team is no longer just a team.

As the film said: "The Chinese women's volleyball team is not you, not me, but us."

Screenshot of social networking site

　　From 1981 to 2020, although the time interval is nearly 40 years, the spirit of "the motherland is supreme, unity and cooperation, tenacious struggle, and never give up" of the Chinese women's volleyball team has been passed on and continued.

　　After winning the Women’s Volleyball World Cup last year, Zhu Ting once said: “The spirit of the women’s volleyball team has always been there. Let the women's volleyball team's spirit be more fulfilling."

　　Times are changing, coaches are changing, players are changing, and opponents are changing.

But the spirit of the women's volleyball team has been baptized over the years and has become stronger over time.

　　This is the fruit of generations of women's volleyball players with blood and sweat.

"National Honor-Chinese Women's Volleyball Spirit Exhibition", a viewer uses a mobile phone to photograph the history of Chinese Women's Volleyball.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tong Yu

　　For the Chinese women's volleyball team, the upcoming 2021 is a special year.

　　2021, the girls will go to Tokyo to start the road to defend the Olympic Games; 2021 is the 40th anniversary of the Chinese women's volleyball team crowned the world champion.

　　Don't forget that the Chinese women's volleyball team won the World Cup for the first time in 1981, it was in Japan.

　　Lang Ping said: "In 2020, this extraordinary experience on our life path will definitely inspire us to continue to be strong."

Data map: 2016 Chinese women's volleyball team won the Rio Olympic champion. Photo by China News Service reporter Du Yang

　　We look forward to the next moment when the national flag is raised and the national anthem is played.

　　Proud of you, Chinese women's volleyball team!