China names roster for women's basketball Olympic qualifiers

15:49, February 05, 2020

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  China women's basketball qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

  BELGRADE, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) - China edged Spain 64-62 in FIBA Womens Olympic qualifying basketball tournament here on Saturday, securing a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.Its the 9th time for the Chinese women basketballers to make it into the Olympics. They finished runners-up at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.China surged for a 22-6 run in the second quarter to take a 15-point lead before Spain had its hot hands from downtown and made a strong comeback in the last period.Shao Ting made a crucial layup with one minute left and sealed the victory for China. Li Meng and Li Yueru led China with 13 points apiece, followed by nine from Shao Ting and Yang Liwei.Alba Torrens had a team high 17 points for Spain, and Laura Nicholls contributed 12 points.

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  China downs Britain 86-76 to open Women's Olympic Basketball Qualifiers

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  China women's basketball team qualify for Tokyo Olympics, beat Spain

  Players and coaching staff of China celebrate after winning the game against Spain during the FIBA Womens Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2020 Group B match between Spain and China in Belgrade, Serbia, February 8, 2020. (Photo: VCG)China won World No.3 Spain 64-62 in the womens basketball Olympics qualifier in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday. This means the team is now in the Tokyo Olympics.China led 6-2 in the opening of the game. Chinas head coach Xu Limin called his first timeout after Spain reversed the scores 9-6 and pointed out straightforwardly that the Chinese players had a bit too many turnovers.Spain had multiple chances under the basket, but struggled to convert them into scores. Nevertheless, they were leading 15-12 by the end of the first quarter.China took the lead by 18-17 after Spain committed four fouls in the second quarter. For the Chinese ladies, the result against the World No. 3 team was promising if they could control their own turnovers and Spains counterattacks.Chinas Li Meng and Yang Liwei stretched the gap to seven points (28-21), enlarging the advantage for the team.Spain were faced with a 6-22 deficit from the second quarter, which ended on 34-21.It was foreseeable that Spain would strengthen their offense in the second half, which they did, making it important for Team China to observe the opposing team and maintain stability.Body contact increased. Spains intensity on both attacking and defending ends increased also. Having struggled a bit with turnovers, Team China kept the sharp performance from the first half.After Cristina Ouvina scored two points with a quick counter, Chinas head coach Xu Limin called a timeout.His attempt to cool down Spains comeback was successful, as China expanded the gap to 15 points afterwards.By the end of the third quarter, China led by 52-38. Spain had good steals, but failed converting them into scores. Neither team was efficient in three-pointers. Spain scored 1 ...