Lang Ping, former ace¹ spiker and then star coach to help China win Olympic women's volleyball golds in Los Angeles 1984 and Rio 2016, was appointed as chief coach of the Chinese national team on Wednesday.

 

郎平，帮助中国赢得1984年洛杉矶和2016年里约奥运金牌的女排前主攻手以及明星教练，周三被中国女排国家队任命为总教练。

 

The Chinese volleyball association confirmed the appointment in an official statement, saying that the chief coach is a new position designed for Lang Ping who has been plagued by injuries for years.

 

Lang Ping will focus on making plans for the team which aims to repeat glory in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

 

An Jiajie, Lang Ping's assistant coach at the Rio Olympics, was named by the association as executive² coach, also a new position designed for routine coaching work in a bid to reduce the burden of the chief coach. 

 

Lai Yawen, former captain of the Chinese team at Atlanta 1996 and the team leader at Rio 2016, continues to be the team leader, according to the association.

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