中国女篮获亚洲杯冠军

中国女篮获亚洲杯冠军Team Chinas hoop heroes end wait forAsia Cup gloryBy SHI FUTIAN|China Daily|Updated:2023-07-0214:47f»111+China DallyApp DownloadQMembers of the goldmedalist teamChina celebrateduring theawarding ceremonyof the2023FIBA WomensAsia Cup in Sydney,Australia,July2,

2023.[Photo/Xinhua]Han Xu,Li Mengstar infinal todethrone JapanAftera12-year wait,the Chinesewomens basketballteam stoodon thehighest podiumat theFIBA Womens Basketball Asia Cuponce again,beating defendingchampion Japan73-71in athrillingfinal in Sydney onSunday.In aroller-coaster decider,the teamswere tied17-all at the endof thefirst quarter.Team Chinaonlymanaged ninepoints in the secondperiod togive fansa majorscare.However,the Chineseaces bouncedback afterhalftime,displaying remarkableresilience asHan Xu and Li Mengmade crucialshots ina nail-biting finaleto securethe win.The resultalmost feelssurreal to me.Before the Asia Cup,it wasnot somethingwe expected.We experiencedups anddowns throughoutthe tournament,but noone evergave up—evenjust alittle bit.And wereally focusedon improvingon bothends of the floor/*said headcoachZheng Wei.The Asia Cup hasbeen outof ourgrasp forover12years,and Imthrilled thatwe finallydid it.The Chinesewomens basketballteam has a greatand proudtradition,and weneed topass iton.”By SHIFUTIAN|China Daily|Updated:2023-07-0214:47f»111+China DallyApp DownloadQChinas brighteststar wasHan,who wasdeservedly crownedMVP ofthe competition.Shescored26points andcollected10rebounds in the final,and signedoff withan impressiveaverageof22points,

11.8rebounds and

2.6blocks pergame.JAPANHan XuR ofChina shootsduring the final between China and Japan at the2023FIBAWomens Asia Cupin Sydney,Australia,July2,

2023.[Photo/Xinhua]Han wasalso named on the tournaments All-Star Fiveselection.She wasjoined onthat elitelineup byteammateLi Meng,who scored17points inthe finaland averaged

14.4points,

4.8assists and

4.4rebounds throughoutthecampaign DownUnder.Its avictory after12years ofhard work.Today,together withmy wonderfulteammates,we returnedto thetop ofAsianbasketball.I thinkeveryone inthe teamdid theirvery best/said starcenter Han,who playsintheWNBAwith theNew YorkLiberty.The MVPaward meansa lottome.I needto creditit on the trustand helpof everysingle oneof myteammates,coaches andstaff ofthe team.I alsowant tothank allthe spectatorswho cheeredfor usinthestands,and allthosewho have been supportingus.Their supportgave methe courageto bravelyface allmy challenges.Pm nevera perfectplayer,but Inever stopchasingperfection onmy basketballjourney.I believeI canimprove andthe Chinesewomens basketballsquadwill alsocontinue toimprove.nTeam Chinashoop heroesend waitfor Asia CupgloryBy SHIFUTIAN|China Daily|Updated:2023-07-0214:47f»111+China DailyApp DownloadQJin WeinaC ofChina goesfor alay-up during thefinalbetweenChinaand Japanat the2023FIBA WomensAsia Cupin Sydney,Australia,July2,

2023.[Photo/Xinhua]The sameexcitementwas sharedby Li Meng,dubbed Li-BrorT byfans inreference toher idolLeBronJames.nIt took12years forus toreturn tothe summitof Asianhoops.All oursweat andhard workpaidoff/said Li Meng,who playsfor theWNBAs WashingtonMystics.Theres stilla longjourney aheadfor thisteam andmore challengesawait us.We needtomaintain ourbelief andkeep fighting.Fm alsoreally happyto benamedonthe All-Star Five.Its ahuge confidenceboost formy career.I willtry evenharder,so thatI canlive upto allofyour expectations.,1Wang Siyualso provedto bea clutchperformer forTeam China,finishing with17points inthefinal tocap ahighly impressivetournament forthe27-year-old.LiMeng,Han Xuand WangSiyu areall world-class starsnow.And towin atany majorglobaltournament,a teamneeds starslike them.Even with the absence of somecore players,Team Chinastill managedto defeatJapan andreclaim theAsia Cupafter12years.TheseChinese girlshave achievedbig!1basketball commentatorYang Yiwrote onsocial media.The victorythrilled Chinesefans online,withthefinal attractinghuge mediaattention andthehashtag Team China winsAsia Cupracking upan incredible150million viewson Weibojust an hourafter thetriumph.Team China*shoop heroesend waitforAsia CupgloryBy SHIFUTIAN|China Daily|Updated:2023-07-0214:47f*It!+China DailyApp DownloadChinasHanXuright andLiMengembrace asthey celebrateafter defeatingJapan intheFIBA WomensBasketballAsiaCup finalinSydney,Australia,July2,

2023.[Photo/CFP]Fans hailedthe featasavictory againstthe odds,given theabsence ofseveral core players—in particularthe injuredLi Yueru.With HanandLiMeng interruptingtheir clubcareers inthe UnitedStates forthe tournament,there wassignificant pressureontheWNBA duo——and theyboth deliveredfor theircountry.Opening withroutine winsover Lebanonand NewZealand,Team Chinafaced itsfirst toughtestattheAsiaCupwhen itdug deepto seeoff SouthKorea inovertime.In Saturdayssemifinal,Team Chinaovercame hostAustralia74-60to earna finalshowdownagainst defendingchampion Japan.From thevery beginningoftheAsiaCup,Team Chinafaced numeroussetbacks andchallenges,including theabsenceofcoreplayersand limitedpreparation timeto gelthe team.Indeed,the squadwas onlyfully assembledjustaweek beforethetournamenttipped off/read acommentary bythepaper.cn.The Japanesesquad representeda verytough opponent,and therewas possiblyan additionalmentalblock toovercome too.For thepast decade,TeamChinaandJapanhavebeenduelingon theinternational stage.In mostof theirgames,there wereonly afew pointsseparating theteamsatthefinal buzzer.In away,theAsiaCup haswitnessed thedevelopment ofTeamChina andthe Japanesesquad.nTeam ChinashoopheroesendwaitforAsiaCupgloryBySHIFUTIAN|China Daily|Updated:2023-07-0214:47f»111+Members ofthe goldmedalist teamChina poseduringtheawarding ceremonyofthe2023FIBAWomensAsiaCupinSydney,Australia,July2,

2023.[Photo/Xinhua]。