新的週期開始 郎平任中國女排總教練

Lang Ping, former ace 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 last Wednesday.

上週三，前中國女排主攻手、著名教練員郎平被任命爲女排國家隊總教練。郎平在1984年洛杉磯和2016年裏約奧運會上幫助中國女排奪得金牌。

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.

中國排球協會在一份官方聲明中證實了這一任命，表示總教練是爲多年來飽受傷痛折磨的郎平設置的全新職位。

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

郎平將集中精力爲中國女排制定計劃，爭取在2020年東京奧運會上再創輝煌。

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

里約奧運會期間擔任郎平助理教練的安家傑被排協任命爲執行教練。執行教練也是新設立的職位，負責日常執教工作，旨在減輕總教練的負擔。

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.

該協會表示，1996年亞特蘭大奧運會時中國女排的隊長、2016年裏約奧運會時的領隊賴亞文將繼續擔任領隊。

Lang Ping said that as some veterans fade out, she is looking for new talents and the whole team will start a new journey from zero point.

郎平表示，隨着一些老將的淡出，她正在尋找新的人才，而整個團隊也將從零開始一段新的旅程。

"As chief coach, I will focus on the team navigation and fostering young coaches," Lang Ping said.

郎平說道：“作爲總教練，我會將注意力放在把握隊伍的方向、培養年輕教練。”