The Chinese women's basketball team announced the high-profile 12-member squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying tournament on February 7, and the return of Wu Tongtong and the absence of veteran Jin Weina have become the two major focuses in the list. In the list announced this time, 12 women's basketball elites, including Li Yuan, Wang Siyu, Wu Tongtong, Yang Liwei, Yang Shuyu, Li Meng, Zhang Ru, Huang Sijing, Pan Zhenqi, Luo Xinqi, Li Yueru and Han Xu, will represent China, and they will meet the challenge of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament with the strongest lineup.
Compared with the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup lineup, there are only two changes to the roster this time, and the youngsters Luo Xinqi and Yang Shuyu have replaced Jin Weina and Dilana **, which shows the fresh blood and deep talent reserve of the Chinese women's basketball team.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Tongtong's return has undoubtedly injected more confidence into the Chinese women's basketball team. The women's basketball girl, known as "Little Steel Cannon", has experienced two serious injuries in the past two years, but instead of giving up, she has opted to persevere and make a comeback. Despite being injured again in training after his comeback, Wu returned to the Circle. This spirit earned the trust of the coaching staff and allowed her to return to the Olympic Games after a gap of more than a year.
The Chinese women's basketball team will play a single round-robin match with New Zealand, France and Puerto Rico in Xi'an. As the host of the Paris Olympics, the French team has already qualified for the Olympic Games, and the women's basketball qualification tournament for the Paris Olympics will be held from the 8th to the 11th of this month, with 16 teams being divided into four regions: Xi'an, China, Antwerp, Belgium, Belém, Brazil, and Supran, Hungary, competing for 12 Olympic places. The Chinese women's basketball team will go all out to compete for the Olympic qualification.