Nandu News reporter Wang YayunOn the evening of February 11, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 105-69 in the last game of the Xi'an Division of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, standing out from the competition with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, and locked in the qualification for the Paris Olympics this summer.
The Chinese women's basketball team took the lead in obtaining a ticket to the Paris Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yibo.
This qualifying tournament is the last women's basketball international competition before the Paris Olympics, and the Chinese team also attaches great importance to it. After beating the New Zealand team by 47 points in the first game, the Chinese women's basketball team, as the runner-up of the World Cup, suffered a blow and lost to the French team 50-82, which also gave the whole team a wake-up call, and head coach Zheng Wei said bluntly: "We will play a lot of world teams, and I hope that this game (against France) will also give us all a wake-up call." Our thinking needs to be adjusted, and then through the next step of intensive training and preparation, we can solve our current problems as soon as possible. ”
Fortunately, when facing the last opponent, Puerto Rico, the Chinese women's basketball team did not repeat the mistakes of the past and ended with a steady victory. Center Li Yueru performed eye-catchingly, grabbing 23 rebounds alone, more than the entire team of Puerto Rico. In terms of statistics, Li Meng scored 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Li Yueru 22 points, 23 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 assist, Han Xu 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Huang Sijing 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
After the qualifying round, the Chinese women's basketball team will officially enter the stage of preparing for the Paris Olympics.