At the end of the Olympic preliminaries, Japan won the championship and led Spain! Latest rankings
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, the qualifiers for each of the disciplines are also underway, with 16 teams, including women's basketball, competing in 12 matches across four regions. The Chinese women's basketball team entered Group 2 with a score of 2-1 in Xi'an, and it is also the first three major Chinese teams to enter the Paris Olympics.
In addition to the Chinese women's basketball, several other teams have also played well, especially the Japanese women's basketball team, which is a strong team in Asia, and after qualifying from the group, it played better than the Chinese Women's Basketball Association.
In terms of group division, Japan will face a group of death, which includes the host country, Hungary, the world's fourth-ranked Spain, and the world's fifth-ranked Canada.
Japan defeated Spain in the first round but lost to Hungary in the second round, so all four of their opponents are one win and one defeat. In the final, Japan's opponent is the strong team Canada of the United States, and it is a do-or-die match, so performance in the game will be crucial.
In the first half, Japan led Canada 50-44, and in the third quarter, Canada chased the gap to one point, while the Japanese won 86-82 against Canada before the end of the game, winning 2-1 in 3 games, and climbed to the top of the group with a slight advantage over Spain with a score of 5 points.
The qualifiers for the Women's Olympic Games have been completed and the list of 12 athletes has been decided
Europe: France, Spain, Belgium, Serbia, Germany.
United States, Puerto Rico, North America, Canada.
China, Japan, Asia.
Nigeria (Africa).
Australia, Oceania.
According to FIBA, the grouping of the Paris Olympic basketball tournament will begin on March 19.
In addition, after the World Cup qualifying tournament, FIBA also adjusted the participating teams, and the Chinese Women's Basketball Association fell from the runner-up to the fifth place, the United States, Belgium, France, Australia, China, Japan, Spain, Germany, Canada, Serbia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, etc.
The Chinese Women's Basketball Association has slipped to fifth, mainly because of the loss to France, and the current Chinese Women's Basketball Association is still some distance from the top international teams, and it is almost impossible to enter the top three.