Xinhua News Agency, Belgrade, February 9 (reporter Shi Zhongyu) in the last match of Group B in the Belgrade division of the Tokyo Olympic Games qualifier held on the 9th, China defeated the old rival South Korea at 100:60 women’s basketball, enter the Tokyo Olympic Games with a full victory in three battles. Xu Limin, the head coach of the Chinese team, said after the game that the Chinese team not only defeated the South Korean team, but also defeated itself. The goal of the Tokyo Olympic Games was to strive to enter the top eight.
Xu Limin said at the press conference that after getting the tickets for the Olympic games, how to mobilize the motivation and potential of the players is crucial when facing the last irrelevant game. “We have all passed the hard battle and fierce battle, but in the end, like this game, an ordinary game can truly reflect whether a team has high pursuit and high quality. Today we have done it.”
Xu Limin said, “The goal is to try to enter the top eight in the Olympic Games. Our goal is to play every competition well. The highest-level competition like the Olympic Games exercises a lot for the team. We will attach importance to every competition and play out the level of every competition, keep going.”
He said: “This victory is not only our victory over South Korea, but also our victory over ourselves…… This team really crossed a big step and truly surpassed itself. I am proud of our team and these excellent, energetic and energetic athletes.”
Li Meng, who scored the highest score of 20 points in the game, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency after the game that although he got the Olympic tickets in advance, the team still attached great importance to this game and tried their best. She said, “Today we are fighting for our motherland and dignity.”
When talking about the reason for winning, Huang Sijing said, “because we lost a point to the South Korean team in the last stage, after that, our whole team took this unwilling and trained for a month, just for this moment. It’s not revenge, but I think our whole team came up and down for this victory.”
Xu Limin pointed out the problems existing in China’s women’s basketball. He said that the Chinese team still has many problems on the court. This team is relatively young, and there is still a big gap between the teams such as the United States, Australia, Spain and France. There is still a long way to go, this is just the beginning.
In the final game of Group B that followed, Spain defeated Britain at 79:69 and joined hands with China and South Korea to qualify for Tokyo Olympics.
The International Basketball Federation then selected the best team and the most valuable player in Group B. Li Meng was elected as the most valuable player with an average of 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4 assists, and was selected as the best team together with his teammate Han Xu. The other three best players in the squad are Park Huizhen from South Korea, Torrance from Spain and Fagbenle from England.