The Chinese women's basketball team got off to a good start in the China Division of the Women's Basketball Qualifying Tournament for the Paris Olympics, defeating New Zealand with a score of 94-47. This game was the debut of the Chinese women's basketball team in this competition, and the girls showed strong strength and fighting spirit. From the beginning of the game, the Chinese women's basketball team took the initiative and maintained the lead in the game with excellent offense and defense. Especially in the first half, the offensive firepower of the Chinese women's basketball team exploded, leading the opponent with a score of 53-22. In the second half, the Chinese women's basketball team continued to maintain a strong momentum, and players such as Li Yueru and Li Yuan played a remarkable offensive effect on the inside, and the score gap once widened to more than 40 points. In the end, the Chinese women's basketball team won with a 47-point advantage.
The Chinese women's basketball team sent the strongest lineup when they participated in the women's basketball qualifying round of the Paris Olympics. Although some of the players in the squad did not travel with the team, there were still a number of players who performed well in the Australian league. The style of play of the New Zealand women's basketball team is very similar to that of the Australian team, so the Chinese women's basketball team is no stranger to the game of the New Zealand team. The Chinese team took advantage of their advantages and hit three three-pointers in the opening game, laying the foundation for the game. Subsequently, the Chinese team strengthened its defense, and Li Meng fought back in a row to score 2 1. After the height of the opponent's interior line decreased, the Chinese women's basketball team's internal and external cooperation became more tacit and the offense was more diversified. By the end of the first half, the Chinese women's basketball team had taken a huge lead.
The Chinese women's basketball team participated in the women's basketball qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics, with the goal of qualifying for the Olympic Games. A total of 16 teams participated in the competition, divided into 4 regions, and the top 3 teams from each region qualified for the Olympic Games. The Chinese women's basketball team is in the same Xi'an division of China as the New Zealand team, the French team and the Puerto Rico team. Ahead of the tournament, hosts France and the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup champions the United States had already qualified for the Paris Olympics. It will not be easy for the Chinese women's basketball team to enter the Olympics because only 3 teams can qualify.
In order to prepare for the Paris Olympics qualifying tournament, the Chinese women's basketball team conducted a training camp for nearly a month. The team invited the Guangzhou youth team to sparring and conducted intensive training in Qingyuan, Guangdong. During the training camp, the Chinese women's basketball team maintained a good condition and made full preparations. In the team's final 12-man squad, the traditional main players still occupy important positions, and young players Yang Shuyu and Luo Xinqi have also joined the team. The Chinese women's basketball team finished runner-up at the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, and this year's qualifying round is the last international tournament to enter the Paris Olympics. The overall strength of the team is strong, and the strength ranking is also high.
The Chinese women's basketball team faces fierce competition with New Zealand, France and Puerto Rico in the women's basketball qualifying round for the Paris Olympics. The strength of these two opponents should not be underestimated, especially in the game with the French team, the Chinese women's basketball team has won the game, but the opponent is very well prepared this time. The Chinese women's basketball team needs to face the physical test brought by back-to-back battles, and at the same time, it also needs to deal with the pertinence of the opponent's tactics. Although there is a clear advantage in strength, any mistake in the game can lead to a loss in the record.
However, the Chinese women's basketball team is still full of confidence, actively preparing for the game, and the whole team is ready to meet the challenge. In the past two years, the Chinese women's basketball team has achieved outstanding results in the world and has become one of the best teams in Chinese sports. But the goal of the Chinese women's basketball team is not only to maintain consistent results, the team hopes to further improve itself and compete with the world's strongest teams. After years of hard work and training, the strength of the Chinese women's basketball team has been improving, but there are still some shortcomings. The team believes that "step off the podium and start all over again", and only by continuous progress and breakthroughs can the goal be truly achieved.
As the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, Zheng Wei is full of confidence in the future of the team. She said on social **, "2023, thank you to meet; 2024, the future is promising. This sentence echoes the often mentioned slogan in the Chinese women's basketball team: "Step off the podium, start again". The Chinese women's basketball team has achieved impressive results in the past two years, but they are well aware that the real challenge has only just begun. The team will continue to train hard and improve their strength to prepare for future competitions. There is still a long way to go to the Paris Olympics, but the Chinese women's basketball team firmly believes that they can achieve better results in the future and strive for more honors for Chinese sports.