On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a high-profile Olympic women's basketball qualifying match was in full swing at the home of the Chinese women's basketball team. However, in this battle of focus, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to the strong French team with a score of 50-82. Although the score was not satisfactory, the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team won the respect and support of fans.
After the game, Zheng Wei, the coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, took the initiative to apologize to the fans, she said: "I'm sorry, we played a very stinky ball during the Chinese New Year. Despite the regrettable defeat, Zheng Wei also highlighted the team's hard work and perseverance in the game.
She said that the team will carefully summarize the experience and lessons of this game and prepare for the next games.
It is worth mentioning that although the Chinese women's basketball team lost in this game, they locked in the Olympic ticket in advance. It turned out that in another game in the same group, Puerto Rico narrowly defeated New Zealand 69-67, making the latter out of the tournament early after two games. In this way, the Chinese women's basketball team, which lost in this round, locked in the Olympic ticket in advance due to the number of wins and points advantage, and joined hands with the Puerto Rico team to advance.
As a European powerhouse, the strength of the French women's basketball team should not be underestimated.
Although they lag behind China in the world rankings, their recent Olympic results have been outstanding. At the 2012 London Olympics, the French women's basketball team won the silver medal; At Rio 2016, they finished fourth; At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the French women's basketball team won the bronze medal. This time in China, the French women's basketball team also showed strong strength and advanced to the Olympic qualifying round with a big victory.
As the host of this year's Olympic Games, the French women's basketball team has naturally attracted much attention. And in this team, two-time Olympic veteran Marlene Johannes has performed particularly well. She returned to the national team after a year and became an important scorer for the team. In this match against the Chinese women's basketball team, Marlene Johannes played well and helped the team to victory.
Although the Chinese women's basketball team lost in this game, the fans gave full recognition and support to their performance.
Fans have said that although the score is not satisfactory, the team's spirit and fighting spirit in the game are touching. They believe that in the next games, the Chinese women's basketball team will work harder and show more outstanding performance.
The early promotion of the Chinese women's basketball team has also given fans more expectations and confidence. I believe that in the next games, the Chinese women's basketball team will continue to work hard to bring more exciting games and memories to fans. Let's look forward to the wonderful performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the Olympic arena!