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Lang Ping, China’s “Iron Hammer” who made Olympic history by winning gold as both a player and a coach, heads to Tokyo and back into the games spotlight as her team looks to defend the women’s volleyball title they won in 2016.
Lang was the subject of the 2020 documentary “The Iron Hammer” which detailed her four-decade career in the sport, including her 1984 Los Angeles gold as a player and the team’s win in Rio under her guidance as national women’s team head coach.
Defending gold, however, will not be easy for China, even with Zhu Ting, the 26-year-old ace regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time.
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By Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO (Reuters) â Lang Ping, Chinaâs âIron Hammerâ who made Olympic history by winning gold as both a player and a coach, heads to Tokyo and back into the Games spotlight as her team looks to defend the womenâs volleyball title they won in 2016.
Lang was the subject of the 2020 documentary âThe Iron Hammerâ which detailed her four decade career in the sport, including her 1984 Los Angeles gold as a player and the teamâs win in Rio under her guidance as head national womenâs coach.
Defending gold, however, will not be easy for China, even with Zhu Ting, the 26-year-old ace regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time.
Volleyball-China’s ‘Iron Hammer’ aims to defend women’s gold in Tokyo
FILE PHOTO: Volleyball - Men s World Championship Italy-Bulgaria 2018 - Final - Brazil v Poland - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - September 30, 2018 Poland s Michal Kubiak and Mateusz Bieniek in action against Brazil s Lucas Saatkamp and Bruno Mossa Rezende REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
July 2, 2021
By Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO (Reuters) – Lang Ping, China’s “Iron Hammer” who made Olympic history by winning gold as both a player and a coach, heads to Tokyo and back into the Games spotlight as her team looks to defend the women’s volleyball title they won in 2016.