In volleyball friendly series against Cuba, China's women team keeps clean sheet
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- 03 / 03 / 2008
In a roaring Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center, the Chinese team cut a figure again by claiming a 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19 triumph over the out-of-sorts Cuban team in one hour and 40 minutes.
To shape up the Olympic squad, head coach Chen Zhonghe rested leading scorers Zhao Ruirui, Yang Hao and setter Feng Kun, sending a starting lineup featuring spiker Li Juan, Ma Yunwen and Wei Qiuyue.
Spiker Li led the Chinese team with 14 points while middle blocker Xue Ming was also in superb form scoring 10 points. Wang Yimei and Ma Yunwen added 9 and 10 separately.
The series, which featured six games in as many cities in southeast China's Fujian province and east China's Zhejiang province between Feb. 24 to March 2, were the first formal occasion in which the Olympic champions demonstrated their prep work towards the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
After taking back its first Olympic title in Athens in 20 years, the Chinese team was troubled by some major injuries, resulting in a slump in form over the past few years.
The team had suffered a string of losses to lowly ranked teams and finished in a remote fifth place in the 2006 world championships before dropping the Asian championships trophy the following year.
(Xinhua)
To shape up the Olympic squad, head coach Chen Zhonghe rested leading scorers Zhao Ruirui, Yang Hao and setter Feng Kun, sending a starting lineup featuring spiker Li Juan, Ma Yunwen and Wei Qiuyue.
Spiker Li led the Chinese team with 14 points while middle blocker Xue Ming was also in superb form scoring 10 points. Wang Yimei and Ma Yunwen added 9 and 10 separately.
The series, which featured six games in as many cities in southeast China's Fujian province and east China's Zhejiang province between Feb. 24 to March 2, were the first formal occasion in which the Olympic champions demonstrated their prep work towards the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
After taking back its first Olympic title in Athens in 20 years, the Chinese team was troubled by some major injuries, resulting in a slump in form over the past few years.
The team had suffered a string of losses to lowly ranked teams and finished in a remote fifth place in the 2006 world championships before dropping the Asian championships trophy the following year.
(Xinhua)
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