Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 30 (reporter Su Bin, Yue Dongxing, Wang Qi) in the Super Dome stadium of Sydney Olympic Park, when Zheng Wei was thrown high by the team members, I wonder if scenes of 28 years ago appeared in her mind.
At that time, the event was also called the Women’s Basketball World Championships, and it was also in Sydney. Zheng Wei, a member of China’s women’s basketball, entered the final with the team. Now as the head coach of the team, Zheng Wei is about to enter the final stage of the World Series again.
“Our whole team very much hopes to celebrate the motherland with the best mental outlook and the best performance on the court.” After winning South Korea’s team 63 points in the first World Cup, Zheng Wei spoke out the voice of all members of China’s women’s basketball.
Faced with the unfavorable situation that Li Meng, the main scorer, was absent due to illness, China Women’s Basketball passed the threshold of the host Australia team with Fearless Faith, following the women’s basketball world championships in 1994 (predecessor of the women’s basketball World Cup) after winning the runner-up, he entered the final of the World competition again.
Yang Liwei put it together. With sharp breakthroughs, accurate shooting and timely passing, the Chinese captain women’s basketball can always make the right choice to help the team maintain the balance of power with its opponents.
Wang Siyu fought hard. In the group match of Tokyo Olympic Games, she was bloody in the stadium when facing the Australian team. At the last moment, she steadily hit two free throws and interfered with her opponent’s layup on the defensive end, “It really tested my big Heart Again”.
Han Xu worked hard. She helped the team through the difficult period with 13 points in a single section and sent out the highest 5 records cap in the game. Both sides of the attack and defense performed well. Yao Ming, the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association in the stands and the leader of China’s women’s basketball World Cup, smiled after the match. Seeing Han Xu hit the hook shot again and again on the court, Yao Ming did not know whether he saw himself galloping on the court that year.
Zhang Ru worked hard. Instead of Li Meng, she entered the starting line-up. In each round, she pursued and defended against her opponent at all costs. She told her opponent with a tough attitude and did not want to easily cross China’s women’s basketball.
Jinvina fought. At the age of 30, she had fewer chances to play in the group stage, but when the team was nervous, the oldest player in China’s women’s basketball team fought at 30 minutes 25 seconds.
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When the team lacks a player with an average score of 16, women’s basketball other players in China are doing their best to contribute. In their hearts, the belief of impacting higher honor has never been abandoned.
“China women’s basketball never let you down!” Li Meng wrote on social media after the game.
The semi-final of the World Cup is a vivid reflection of China’s efforts and courage in women’s basketball. On their way forward, there were troughs and ups and downs, but their faith was unswerving.
Four years ago, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, facing the Australian team with the internal giant cambich, a 41-point loss made China women’s basketball see the gap with the World competition top four.
So they worked harder and harder on the training ground, and fought harder and harder on the field. When I met the Australian team again in the Tokyo Olympic Games group match, Li Yuelu finished the winning free throw, and the Chinese team won by two points. The difference was still two points this time, and the one who finished the key free throw was replaced by Wang Siyu.
With women’s basketball 12 players in China, everyone can become a hero on the court.
When they step on the court again, they will still try their last strength, even if they are facing the US team, which ranks first in the world and has already three successive championships.
“Our goal is to go forward bravely and be fearless!” Han Xu wrote on social media.
The Chinese women’s basketball in the final is worthy of our company.
(Xinhua News Agency)