(Xinhua)14:29, December 17, 2020
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — Head coach Lang Ping has renewed her contract with Chinas national womens volleyball team, vice president of the China Volleyball Association Li Quanqiang told Xinhua on Thursday.
Since returning to the China post in 2013, Lang has steered her team to Olympic gold at Rio in 2016, as well as winning the World Cup in 2015 and 2019.
Langs original contract was due to expire at the end of Tokyo Olympics in 2020, but with the Games delayed by 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lang has decided to extend her contract until August next year.
Due to the pandemic, our team hasnt played even one match this year. In order to test our training methods, the womens team may play warm-up games with the mens side, Li disclosed, adding that the next training session for Chinas womens team will begin in January.