On September 1, the Chinese women's volleyball coach Lang Ping posted a long post on his personal social media, announcing his retirement as the Chinese women's volleyball coach.
"Today is the first day I left as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. The task is finally completed. My first stop is to go to Suzhou and die a year ago. My mother sweeps the grave." Lang Ping’s words are more calm. She has dedicated most of her life to the Chinese women’s volleyball team. She can finally rest this time.
Screenshot of Lang Ping’s social media.
In 1973, 13-year-old Lang Ping entered the volleyball class of the Youth Sports School of Beijing Workers' Gymnasium to practice volleyball. It took only 5 years for her to be selected as the national training team and was the head coach of the Chinese women’s volleyball team. Yuan Weimin's insight and beading brought 18-year-old Lang Ping to a broader stage. The name " iron hammer" has since become famous in the world volleyball arena.
Beijing time on the afternoon of August 2, the Chinese women's volleyball team ushered in a contest with the Argentine women's volleyball team. The picture shows the Chinese women's volleyball team warming up before the game, Lang Ping is on the sidelines. Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
The Chinese women's volleyball team, which has won the world championship five times in a row, is a precious memory that a generation is proud of. From his birth to the full-blown, Lang Ping's soaring career is also the epitome of the strong rise of Chinese women's volleyball team.
At the end of the fall of 1981, the people of the whole country stood in front of black-and-white TV sets and radios. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated host Japan. Lang Ping detained the World Cup for the team, which was the first of China's three major goals. World championship title. The spirit of the women's volleyball team, which interprets the spirit of sports to the extreme, has become the most unique existence in the Chinese sports arena.
Data map: Lang Ping is on the sidelines to guide. Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang From putting on the national team jersey to fading out of the game for the first time, although it was only a short time of 7 years, the "iron hammer" that came to fruition led the never-say-defeated Chinese women's volleyball team, engraving that dazzling era.
After retiring, Lang Ping quickly completed the gorgeous turn from player to celebrity coach. In 1995, she took charge of the national team Shuaiyin for the first time. At that time, the Chinese women's volleyball team was in a trough and lost the aura of the Asian dominance. Facing the upcoming Atlanta Olympics, Lang Ping's pressure on his shoulders can be imagined.
But it only took 1 year, Lang Ping created a legend. In 1996, the Chinese women's volleyball team rebounded strongly.Won a heavy silver medal.
Data map: Lang Ping is on the sidelines to guide. Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
After that, she also served as the head coach of the US women's volleyball team. However, when the Chinese women's volleyball team experienced the glory of the Athens Olympics, in the 2012 Olympics, after losing the Japanese team to the painful experience , Fell to the bottom again. At the crossroads of destiny, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which bears the countless expectations of the Chinese people, urgently needs a leader who can see far away.
No one is more suitable than Lang Ping, and the platoon management center also invited him out of the mountain, but the injury caused by the accumulation of many years has caused her to fall into contradictions and hesitation. The pressure of coaching the Chinese women's volleyball team is very impressive. Lang Ping, who is more than half a hundred years old, is no longer a young man on the battlefield. She does not know whether her body can handle high-intensity work anymore.
Dragging his scarred legs, Lang Ping finally accepted the Chinese women's volleyball coach. This is not an easy decision. Choosing to return does not mean that those hidden worries have disappeared. It is just that as a member of the Chinese women's volleyball family, Lang Ping is willing to take this risk and responsibility for this glorious collective.
Lang Ping watched the progress of the game on the sidelines. Photo by Tang Yanjun
Lang Ping devoted all his energy to this team. She brought training, watched videos, and made analysis. Not only was it a common occurrence on weekends, she even fainted on the training ground. When Lang Ping's father passed away, she was leading a team for a closed training camp in Beilun, Ningbo, but failed to see the last side. Regardless of the rewards, Lang Ping gave the once-declined Chinese women's volleyball team a new life.
In the 2015 World Cup, the Chinese women's volleyball team returned to the top of the world after 11 years. The famous "iron hammer" at the time has finally become a veritable "golden head".
The Rio Olympics quarter-finals reversed the host Brazilian women's volleyball team and defeated the powerful Serbian women's volleyball team in the final. Under the leadership of Lang Ping, the Chinese women's volleyball team returned to the top of the world after 12 years.
On August 2nd, local time, in the Tokyo Olympic Women's Volleyball group match, the Chinese women's volleyball team beat the Argentine women's volleyball team 3:0. Photo by Du Yang, a reporter from China News Service
Rio After the Olympic cycle ended, Lang Ping did not complete the contract renewal with the veterinary management center in the first time. She had to renew her contract with the veterinary management center in the first time. Treatment is the first priority. In the year after winning the Olympic champion, surgery and rehabilitation became the focus of Lang Ping's life.
This is the case, Lang Ping finally chose to accompany the Chinese women's volleyball team to Tokyo. At that time, Lang Ping said that she would plan the development direction of the team and complete the team formation.And assist the coaching team to complete training and competition tasks.
The five-year preparation cycle is a great test for Lang Ping and the Chinese women's volleyball team. But competitive sports is cruel after all. At the Tokyo Olympics that ended before, the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to break through the "death group". After the final battle with the Argentina team, the women's volleyball girls gathered in a circle to Langping. Bowed deeply, while Lang Ping hugged each girl and said goodbye.
Looking back on his coaching experience over the past eight years, Lang Ping expressed that he promised to do every day, to do his best, to do his best, and he is not ashamed of his heart.
"I believe that in the future, all athletes and coaches will work harder for the development of Chinese volleyball. I believe that the spirit of women's volleyball will be passed on from generation to generation." This time, Lang Ping really turned and left, and She left a valuable fortune for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Source: China News Network
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