Live broadcast on October 1st news in the women’s basketball World Cup final, China 61-83 lost to the United States and won the second place.
After the game, Yang Liwei, the captain of China women’s basketball, wrote: “It is only one step away from the ultimate goal of life, but I am very grateful for this trip to Sydney. The 28-year wait is the effort of several generations of women’s basketball Chinese people to return to the stage of the World Cup finals.
The spirit of fearless sacrifice, unity and dedication has been deeply engraved on the whole team of China women’s basketball. Thanks to Chairman Yao, director Wang Fang and leaders of the Basketball Association for their support, which is your proper arrangement, so that we can play hard without any worries; Thanks to Zheng Wei’s guidance, it is your earnest teachings that have brought transformation to this young Chinese women’s basketball. Thanks to the Nike family, you cannot do without your support and care on my basketball journey. Thanks to my teammates, only we know how hard this journey is; Thanks to the progress made by our whole team and myself in the past few years.
The story is not over yet, it is just the beginning, Paris Olympics, we will come back! Fearless Jin Lan, dear motherland Happy Birthday.”
In this game, Yang Liwei played for 26 minutes. He made 1 out of 8 shots and 1 out of 4 out of 3 points, and got 3 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound.