Zhao ready to put bad luck behind her

The number 8 is not a lucky for Zhao Ruirui. China's towering spiker was wearing the normally auspicious number when she seriously injured herself four years ago.

Now sporting jersey No 9, Zhao has come back strong and is ready to play her best during the Beijing Olympic Games.

"It is some kind of superstition, Zhao admitted. "But I just hope to leave all the bad luck behind and start this new chapter of my career."