Data map: On September 29, 2019, the Women's Volleyball World Cup entered its final day. The Chinese women's volleyball team, which had already defended their title in advance, defeated Argentina 3-0 and won the championship with a record.

The picture shows the Chinese women's volleyball coach Lang Ping.

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　　China News Service, December 17 According to Xinhua News Agency on the 17th, Li Quanqiang, director of the Volleyball Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, revealed that the head coach of Chinese women's volleyball team Lang Ping has completed the contract renewal procedures and will continue to lead the team to the end of the Tokyo Olympics.

　　In fact, about half a year ago, Lang Ping said in an interview with the media that she will retire after the Tokyo Olympics and has not considered changing her retirement plan for the time being.

　　"I haven't considered changing the time of retirement. What we have to do now is to do a good job as a coach and prepare for the Olympics next year." Facing the camera at that time, Lang Ping said.

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　　Regarding Lang Ping's confirmation, netizens expressed their support one after another: "I have a backbone."


　　As a meritorious player and coach in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping has witnessed the entire process of the Chinese women's volleyball team's take-off, rejuvenation and return to the top of the world.

Among the ten world champions in the history of Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping participated in eight of them as an athlete or coach.

From gold medal athletes to gold medal coaches, memories related to Lang Ping have linked up a road to championship that has inspired generations of Chinese.

　　In the 1980s, the Chinese women's volleyball team achieved the first "five consecutive championships" in the history of the world's women's volleyball team. This is also one of the most glorious memories of Chinese sports.

In the process of reaching the top of the world five times, the "Iron Hammer" was elected the most valuable player three times in the 1982 World Championships, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and the 1985 World Cup.

Data map: Coach Lang Ping (left) plays "ghosts" to make fun.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yu

　　Lang Ping then retired. It was the first time she said goodbye to the women's volleyball team. The Chinese women's volleyball team entered an adjustment period.

When Lang Ping came out in 1995 as a "director of Lang", the Chinese women's volleyball team also came out of the trough.

　　Although the women's volleyball team she led failed to reproduce the glory of her youth, the silver medal in the Atlanta Olympics and the runner-up of the 13th World Women's Volleyball Championship also announced the re-emergence of the king's division. At this time, she led the Chinese women's volleyball team out of the gloom. Lang Ping retired for the second time in 1998.

Data map: On October 20, 2018, the Women's Volleyball World Championships ushered in a bronze medal match. The Chinese women's volleyball team faced the European powerhouse Dutch women's volleyball team in Yokohama, Japan. After 3 rounds of fierce battle, the Chinese women's volleyball team finished 25:22, 25:19, 25:14 Won a bronze medal for his results.

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　　In 2013, Lang Ping regained the leadership of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Before that, this former champion had gone through a three-year trough. It was Lang Ping's arrival that once again dispelled the haze.

　　In the 2015 World Cup, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Japanese team to win the championship, and won the three championships again after 11 years; in 2016, in the passionate Brazilian Rio de Janeiro, the Chinese women's volleyball team entered the final after a number of powerful teams including the host. Reversing Serbia with a score of 3:1, won the Olympic championship after 12 years and won the third Olympic gold medal in team history.

　　After the Chinese women's volleyball team once again won the World Cup championship with a complete victory in September 2019, the team led by Lang Ping 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.

Data map: Lang Ping arranged skills and tactics for the players.

Photo by Tang Yanjun

　　A week ago, Lang Ping had his 60th birthday.

Although it is an ordinary working day, she is in a rare holiday for her who has finished the training mission this year.

　　If the Tokyo Olympics were not postponed because of the epidemic, Lang Ping might have already ended his coaching career and started a leisurely retirement.

　　But not yet, next year she will lead the Chinese women's volleyball team in the Tokyo Olympics to defend their title.

Summarizing the 2020 season, Lang Ping said: “No matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, as long as you have goals in your heart and teammates around you, you will have the motivation to persist and fight.”

After the 2019 World Cup, Lang Ping cried in an interview.

　　For fans, although the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has brought variables to the Chinese women's volleyball team's defense, as long as there is an "iron hammer", they will feel particularly at ease.

　　After the postponement, the Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to open on July 23, 2021.

Li Quanqiang said that there are still certain variables in how the Tokyo Olympics will be held.

However, in any case, the Chinese women's volleyball team will start from itself, do the corresponding system training and various preparations.

　　The Tokyo Olympics may be the last dance for Lang Ping to lead the Chinese women's volleyball team, but she leaves more than memories.

The concept of the big national team, the scientific training plan, and the increasing influence of the Chinese women's volleyball team will profoundly influence this glorious division in the future.

We will eventually wave goodbye to Director Lang, but the bits and pieces she left for the Chinese women's volleyball team will be passed on.

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