Team of China pose after winning the 2015 Women's Volleyball World Cup in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 6, 2015. China beat Japan in the final by 3-1 and claimed the title of the event. (Photo: Xinhua/Ma Ping)
China overpowered host Japan 3-1 and won its fourth women's volleyball World Cup title on Sunday.
The Chinese team led by guru coach Jenny Lang Ping crushed a tenacious Japanese side 25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22 to claim its first World Cup crown since 2003 and its first major title since 2004 when Lang's team won the Olympic title in Athens.
As a player, "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping led the Chinese to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles.
