In the 1980s the Chinese women's volleyball team won the world title five times, and the whole country was proud of them.
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女排 is short for 女子排球 'women's volleyball'. Sports news shortens every team this way: 男排 'men's volleyball', 女足 'women's football', 男篮 'men's basketball'.
culture
The national team won five world titles in a row from 1981 to 1986, and the team's never-give-up spirit became a national byword. The 2020 film 《夺冠》 (Leap) tells the story.
