Chinanews.com, August 27. A few days ago, the Chinese Basketball Association sent a letter inviting Jiangsu Kendia male basketball player Zhao Lvzhou to participate in a short-term trial training for the three-member national basketball team. Previously, the Basketball Association has invited Hu Jinqiu, Jiang Yuxing and other CBA players to enter the national training team for short-term training.
Screenshot of the invitation letter from the Basketball Association.
Three-person basketball is the official event of the Tokyo Olympics. Both Chinese men's and women's three-person basketball teams have successfully qualified for the Olympic Games. As for the five-a-side basketball, the Chinese men's basketball team did not perform well in the Men's Basketball World Cup last year, failing to obtain tickets for the Olympic Games in advance.
The men’s basketball team was postponed due to the epidemic. Whether the Chinese men’s basketball team can qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has not yet been finalized. However, it belongs to the same region as Greece, Canada, the Czech Republic, Turkey and other strong teams. With only one ticket, the promotion situation of the Chinese team is very slim.
Data map: Jakarta Asian Games men's three-person basketball quarter-finals ended, and the Chinese team defeated Qatar 21-18 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng
Under such circumstances, the three-person basketball event has almost become the only hope for Chinese men's basketball to achieve good results in the Olympics.
On August 14, the Chinese Basketball Association issued an announcement, inviting 6 CBA players including Jiang Yuxing, Hu Jinqiu, Chen Linjian, Chen Peidong, Jia Cheng, Jiao Hailong to participate in a short-term trial training for the three-member national basketball team.
At that time, Chai Wensheng, director of the three-man basketball department of the Chinese Basketball Association, once said that inviting CBA players to participate in the trial training was an attempt by the Chinese team to improve its strength. He hoped that more outstanding players could participate in the selection of the three-man basketball national team. (Finish)