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Text: Lin Qingxia
Edited by Lin Qingxia
The fate of the Chinese women's basketball team hangs by a thread, can the "golden generation" continue to write brilliantly?
In the group stage of the women's basketball team at the Paris Olympics, the prospects of the Chinese team to qualify are in an uncertain situation. Despite the team's impressive achievements in recent years, the performance of this Olympic team is worrying.
The fate of the Chinese women's basketball team is no longer entirely in their own hands. They had to pin their hopes on the results of the other groups.
The result of the match between Japan and Belgium is extremely bad for the Chinese team, and the matchup between Australia and France will also have a significant impact on the Chinese team's qualification situation.
The result of the battle between Japan and Belgium was like a heavy blow: Japan lost to Belgium by 27 points.
The score was dumb as it just happened to zero Belgium's goal difference, thus securing their qualification. On the other hand, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind by only 1 point and had to continue to wait.
Looking back on recent years, the results of the Chinese women's basketball team can be described as thriving. In the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team went all the way and finally won the silver medal, and the world ranking jumped to second.
Then in the 2023 Asian Cup and Hangzhou Asian Games, they twice defeated their fierce rival Japan and won the gold medal. This series of achievements has undoubtedly made fans look forward to this Olympic Games.
However, the performance at the Olympics was a bit of a disappointment. In the preparation stage, the Chinese team played 13 warm-up matches in Europe, but the result was a dismal record of 11 losses and 2 wins.
This series of matches has exposed that there is still a big gap between the Chinese team and the world's top teams.
In the first match of the Olympic group stage, the Chinese team and the Spain team started a dragon battle. The game once went into overtime, and in the end the Chinese team lost by one point.
This gap in points may become a key factor in determining whether the Chinese team can qualify.
It is worth mentioning that many of the main players in this Chinese women's basketball team are past their prime. For some of them, this may be the last Olympics.
Even if they are lucky enough to qualify, the Chinese team is likely to meet a super strong team like the United States in the knockout round.
Despite this, fans of the Chinese women's basketball team still have a glimmer of hope and hope for a miracle to happen. Can the highly-anticipated "golden generation" continue to shine at the Paris Olympics?
The answer may not be revealed until the final minute of the group stage.
No matter what the result is, this Chinese women's basketball team deserves our applause. Their fighting spirit and indomitable will on the field show the demeanor of Chinese athletes.
Let's cheer them on and hope that they can overcome all the difficulties and shine in the Olympic arena.
Although the Chinese women's basketball team's Olympic journey has been full of ups and downs, it is this uncertainty that makes sports competitions even more fascinating.
Regardless of the final result, it is believed that this team will learn valuable experience from this Olympic Games and accumulate strength for future development.
In competitive sports, winning or losing is a common thing. Importantly, we have seen the continuous progress of the Chinese women's basketball team on the world stage.
Every time they appear, it is a demonstration of the strength of Chinese basketball and an opportunity to prove the level of Chinese women's basketball to the world.
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