At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's basketball team emerged with a fifth-place finish and made remarkable progress. The following year, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, China's women's basketball team reached the finals of the tournament, beating Australia by only two points, an exciting news that instantly ignited the enthusiasm of domestic fans. Immediately after that, in the 2023 Asian Cup and Asian Games, the Chinese women's basketball team returned with glory as champions. In such a favorable situation, it is undoubtedly logical to have high expectations for the women's basketball team.
Head coach Zheng Wei said, in just experienced a loss to France in the game, the performance of the players is wonderful: we have not had a long time with Europe and the United States top team to play, weekdays opponents are mostly Asian teams, and the strongest rival is the Japanese women's basketball team. In the face of such a change, the players are more or less not adapted. However, it is this loss that has become a valuable asset on our way forward! With the Paris Olympics approaching and only half a year left, this defeat will be an important wake-up call for the women's basketball players: although we are ranked second in the world and have strong strength, we still need to be fully committed to the road to success!
