This Day, That Year: Aug 7

Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.

On Aug 7, 1984, the Chinese women's volleyball team won gold at the Olympics in Los Angeles, as seen in the item from China Daily.

It was the third major victory in four years for the team after winning the 1981 World Cup and the 1982 World Championships.

The Chinese players struck Olympic gold again at the 2004 Athens Games by overcoming Russia.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, China won the title for the third time, defeating Serbia 3-1 in the final and defending champions Brazil in the quarterfinal.

The team has netted four World Cup victories and two World Championships.

In the latest world rankings for women's volleyball, China was in second place behind Serbia.

The team qualified for the 2020 Olympics following a 3-0 triumph over Turkey in the Pool B qualifying tournament in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Sunday.

"Winning the Olympic ticket is our first step. As we will face stronger teams in Tokyo, we must be stronger ourselves," said Team China coach Lang Ping.

The United States, Brazil, Serbia, Russia and Italy also booked tickets to the Tokyo Games over the weekend while Japan has qualified as host.

Lang, better known as "Jenny" in the West, also led the US women's national team to the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

She was a member of the Chinese team that won the World Championships in 1982, as well as World Cup titles in 1981 and 1985. She led the national team to gold against the US in 1984.