Zheng Wei and her dream of a Chinese women's basketball team have long been a common topic of conversation among basketball fans around the world. They aspired to stand on top of Olympic and World Cup glory, and they lived up to the hype at the 2023 World Cup, winning the silver medal and tying for the best finish in team history. Now, they have their sights set on the Olympic podium. This goal is undoubtedly a comprehensive test of Zheng Wei's coaching talents.
The dust has settled from the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and with it, FIBA has unveiled its latest world rankings. The USA Women's Basketball team sits in first place with a high score of 834.8, while the Chinese Women's Basketball team follows in second place with 686 points. Australia is in third place with 668.8 points. Here, let's break down the latest FIBA world rankings:
No. 1: U.S. Women's Basketball, scoring 834.8 points
Second place: China Women's Basketball, scoring 686.0 points
Third place: Australian women's basketball team, scoring 668.8 points
Fourth: Spain Women's Basketball, scoring 658.1 points
Fifth: Canada Women's Basketball, scoring 653.4 points
Sixth place: Belgium women's basketball team with 652.8 points
Seventh place: France women's basketball team, with 649.2 points
No. 8: Brazilian women's basketball team, with 598.0 points
Ninth: Japan Women's Basketball, scoring 594.2 points
Tenth place: Serbia women's basketball team with 580.3 points
11th: Puerto Rico women's basketball team, 495.1 points scored
Twelfth place: Nigeria Women's Basketball, scoring 490.1 points
Thirteenth to sixteenth places: Korea, Turkey, Italy and Hungary, in that order.
Despite the fact that the Chinese women's basketball team lost to France by a large margin in the Olympic qualifiers, they are still ranked second in the world in terms of the standings. It is worth mentioning that the Hungarian women's basketball team climbed up the rankings, jumping from 21st to 16th, showing amazing progress.
