Chinadaily reported that, after a long time of consideration between the candidates, Lang Ping and the Advisory Board finally decided to choose the coach of the Jiangsu Club to become the coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Earlier, in the list of candidates given, the coach of Jiangsu was also considered the most suitable person. In the last season, despite the absence of Zhang Changning along with the number of young athletes, he still helped the club win the runner -up of the league.
The official information was announced by the General Department of Sports of China on February 3. This is the second time this coach has taken over the position of the Chinese national team coach. The first time was in 2009.
At that time, the defeat of the Chinese team against Thailand in the final of the Asian Volleyball Championship held in Vietnam made him pity to leave his chair.
At the club level, Cai Bin is considered to be the most successful coach when many years leading Shanghai as well as Jiangsu. In 2017, he was voted the coach of the year.
The return to this national team of coach Cai Bin was rated very pressure after China's defeat at the Tokyo Olympic Games and the shadow of his predecessor Lang Ping was too big. He is currently on the list of concentration of the national team, including many young faces for the first time.
It is likely that Zhu Ting will not have the name in this focus because she has just undergone her wrist surgery last year and is still in the process of recovery.
The cycle of coach Cai Bin will start with the Volleyball Nations League volleyball tournament held in May, followed by Asiad 2022 in Hangzhou and the 2022 World Championship.
Sharing on Xinhua, coach Cai Bin thanked everyone's trust, which is a great honor. He will immediately embark on his work and the national team will soon be announced.
Coach Lang Ping ended his work after defeat at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She officially led the Chinese women's volleyball team since 2013. This team has risen to No. 1 in the world, won the Games of Rio 2016 Olympics, 2 gold medals World Cup 2015 and 2019, World Championship Medal 2018 …