ISTANBUL, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Turkish volleyball side Vakifbank announced on Thursday that Chinese player Zhu Ting will continue to play for the club next season, according to its website.
Zhu Ting, MVP of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, has spent two seasons with the Vakifbank club. She helped the giants of the Turkish volleyball league finish the previous season with four trophies - the CEV Champions League, the Turkish League, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup.
Zhu was named Most Valuable Player in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League for the last season as well.
Besides Zhu Ting, Vakifbank also renewed contracts with Milena Rasic, Lonneke Sloetjes and Kelsey Robinson.
Rasic won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics with the Serbian national team. She was also awarded Best Middle Blocker at the 2017-2018 CEV Champions League.
Dutch player Sloetjes was awarded Best Opposite Spiker in the 2016-2017 CEV Champions League when she won the gold medal with Vakifbank.
American player Kelsey Robinson, bronze medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, joined the club last season.
