Chinese Women Volleyball Team to Assemble Again

Chinese Women Volleyball Team assembles again at the Training Base of Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. It's to go in for an intensified training of 40 days, a preparation for the Asian qualification tournament of the Sydney Olympic woman's volleyball tournament, which is to be held in Japan from June 17 to 25. It is an endeavor to gain an admission ticket into the Sydney Olympic Games.

Zhangzhou is the "homeland" of the Chinese Women Volleyball Team-the Team that won the first world championship was formed here in 1976.

According to the report, Wu Dan, a veteran of the former woman's team, is to return from Italy for joining the national team in May.



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