摘要
年轻的中国女排,在意大利南部小城马泰拉和安德里亚举行的2003年世界女排大奖赛上实现了新的跨越。她们不仅在决赛阶段的压轴戏中3:1完胜实力强劲的俄罗斯队,还首次在这项拥有10年历史的头衔战中捧起冠军奖杯。人们欣喜地发现,在主教练陈忠和的率领下,中国女排正逐步迈向成熟。
A fledgling Chinese team defeated top-ranked Russia on Aug. 3 to capture its first ever World Grand Prix in women s volleyball in Andria, Italy. China beat the defending champion 25-22, 28-26 and 25-21 to chalk up its fifth straight win in the round-robin final round competitions of the annual tournament, which was inaugurated in 1993. The Chinese showed a balanced offense with five players scoring in double digits. Zhao Ruirui led China with 16 points, Zhou Suhong added 11 and Yang Hao, Wang Li...