Golden girls back on glory trail By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-22 09:03 Share CLOSE Team China, guided by legendary head coach Lang Ping (center), is chasing the country s fourth gold medal in the women s Olympic volleyball tournament, having triumphed in 1984, 2004 and 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
China s all-conquering women s volleyball team locked and loaded for Olympic title defense
For Team China s women s volleyball players, the target at the Tokyo Olympics is clear－standing on the highest podium once more with gold medals around their necks.
Spearheaded by star spiker Zhu Ting and guided by legendary coach Lang Ping, Team China arrived in Japan on Monday raring to get the defense of its 2016 Rio Olympics title underway after a prolonged preparation period due to the pandemic.
VNL Roundup: Top contender China loses in 2021 Women s VNL second round
27 May 2021, 13:05 GMT+10
RIMINI, Italy, May 26 (Xinhua) Reigning Olympic champion China suffered its first defeat of the tournament after losing 3-0 (13-25, 19-25, 17-25) to Japan in the second round of the 2021 Women s Volleyball Nations League. China sent a substitute squad for Wednesday s match which did not include Zhu Ting, Ding Xia, and other core players. Ishikawa and Kurogo scored 18 and 17 points respectively for Japan while China s Liu Yanhan and Wang Yuanyuan grabbed 16 points together. At the beginning of the first set, both sides traded the lead until 5-5. Ishikawa and Kurogo with repeated fast breaks helped Japan to a 15-13 lead. After that, China could not shake off the passive situation, then let Japan scored 10 in a row to win the first set.
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Reigning Olympic champion China rallied to defeat South Korea 3-1 while Turkey overcame Serbia in a five-set thriller Tuesday here in the first round of the 2021 Women s Volleyball Nations League.