'Hammer' to coach Guangdong team

Legendary Chinese volleyball coach Lang Ping received a hero's welcome during a press conference to announce her signing with club side Guangdong Hengda yesterday in Guangzhou.

However, the woman who led China and the United States to Olympic silver medals said it would be a challenge to take over a job from scratch.

"I'm starting to work from zero. It's a challenge," said Lang, who officially inked a five-year deal yesterday with Hengda, a newcomer to the nation's second division league. "We now have a team without enough players so lots of things still hang in the balance," Lang said.