The Chinese women's basketball team announced the training list Xu Limin stepped down as coach for physical reasons

Beijing, January 6 (Xinhua) -- On January 6, the Chinese Basketball Association announced the list of teams for the Chinese women's basketball team to prepare for the February 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup qualification tournament. It is mentioned that due to physical reasons, Xu Limin no longer serves as the head coach of the national women's basketball team and is transferred to the executive commissioner of olympic preparations. Zheng Wei, the former assistant coach of the national women's basketball team, became the acting head coach.

Image source: Chinese Basketball Association official social media.

According to the announcement, the Chinese women's basketball team will start training at shanghai Chongming Sports Training Base on January 10, and a total of 18 players have been selected for the training list, namely: WuTongtong (Shanxi), Huang Sijing, Li Yueru, Li Yifan, Pan Zhenqi, Yang Liwei, Zhang Ru (Inner Mongolia), Jin Weina, Luo Xindi (Jiangsu), Li Yuan, Wang Siyu, Yang Hengyu (Shandong), Yang Shuyu (Guangdong), Gao Song, Han Xu, Li Meng (Sichuan), Wang Lili (Xinjiang), Tang Ziting (Beijing Normal University).

This time, Zheng Wei, the former assistant coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, became the acting manager. In the 2021-22 WCBA Finals, which ended earlier, Zheng Wei led the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team to win the championship.

The picture shows Xu Limin directing the game. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed

According to the announcement, due to physical reasons, Xu Limin no longer served as the head coach of the national women's basketball team, transferred to the post of executive commissioner of Olympic preparations, and continued to play for the construction of the national team.

Xu Limin said that the more than four years of the national women's basketball team is a precious and unforgettable experience, it is his greatest honor to lead the team to win glory for the country, thanks to the Chinese Basketball Association, all the members of the women's basketball team, the coaching team and all sectors of society for their strong support, in the future will continue to work hard for the national team, for chinese basketball to contribute.

The Chinese Basketball Association also expressed its gratitude to Xu Limin for his efforts and contributions: Since Xu Limin became the head coach of the national women's basketball team in 2017, he has led the national women's basketball team to climb to the peak of the world with a high sense of responsibility and mission, and has better completed various game tasks. Especially after the Rio Olympic Games, the replacement of the old and the new was successfully completed, and a number of outstanding players were excavated and cultivated.

Since taking over the team in 2017, Xu Limin has helped the Chinese women's basketball team achieve many good results in international competitions. At the Tokyo Olympics last year, Xu Limin, who played with an injury, led the Chinese women's basketball team to reach the quarterfinals. The picture of him motivating the team members is still impressive. (End)