Fang retired in 1979 when she turned 30, leaving a regret that not being able to participate in the Olympics."The athletes of my generation could hardly remain in the high level after 30s due to the lagging medical conditions," She added.

In the year of Fang's retirement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) passed a Nagoya resolution in Nagoya, Japan, restoring the rights of the Chinese Olympic Committee within the IOC.

After two decades of isolation, Chinese sports eventually integrated into the globe, with an widely-known slogan of that time "break Asian records and set sights on a world level in sports."

"I felt happy for the young athletes as they could see more of the world," Fang said, with a grin on her face.

Progressing in the world

Lang Ping and her teammates, after five years of endeavors, set their first sight on the world in 1981 when they took seven consecutive wins to lift the World Cup trophy in Japan.

They conquered the Los Angeles Olympic Games, two World Championships and two World Cups between 1981 and 1986, along with China's rise in the world sport.

"I have many good memories as a player and then as a coach. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics is the special one for me. It was my first Olympic games," the "Iron Hammer" Lang recalled many years afterwards.

In 1984, Chinese delegation returned back to the Summer Olympics and uNPRecedentedly ended the gold drought by Xu Haifeng, who won the 50m pistol final at the event.

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