LONDON (Reuters) - The notion that all volleyball players need to tower over the net like beanpoles was put to rest at the Olympics on Monday when China's little libero Zhang Xian stole the show.
Standing just 1.67 metres tall among a team of giants, Zhang resembled a mouse surrounded by long grass but her scurrying runs around the court made all the difference.
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