Chinese volleyball coach Lang Ping has received the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award.⁣ ⁣ Nicknamed ‘Iron Hammer’ as a player, Lang won gold at the 1984 Olympics in LA. ⁣ She then coached China to Olympic silver at Atlanta 1996, the US to silver at Beijing 2008, and China to gold at Rio 2016.⁣ ⁣ Lang’s achievements and recognition are an inspiration for female coaches, who remain strongly underrepresented among elite-level coaches.⁣ ⁣ Cuban wrestling coach Raúl de Jesús Trujillo Díaz was honored in the same ceremony.⁣ ⁣ #china #ioc #olympics #award