Chinanews.com client, February 2nd. The official Weibo of the Chinese Basketball Team announced on the evening of the 1st that the Chinese men's basketball team will go to the third window of the Asian preliminaries to play, and the game will be held in Qatar from February 17 to 23. .
This is also the first time that the Chinese national men's basketball team has appeared in an international competition after the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
Data map: The Chinese men's basketball team lost 73:86 to Nigeria in the 17-32 qualifying match of the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
According to the schedule, the Chinese team will compete with the Japanese, Malaysian, and Chinese Taipei teams in six rounds of matches within seven days. The intensity and density of the matches are not small.
According to the plan, the national training team players will leave Zhuji on February 6th and 7th to train at the Shanghai Chongming base.
At present, the Chinese Basketball Association is making comprehensive preparations for transportation, accommodation, going abroad, and epidemic prevention.
The President of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming, said that in order to ensure the safety of athletes’ travel, the association is considering the use of chartered flights and is currently working hard to advance the corresponding procedures.
"After the 2019 World Cup, for nearly one and a half years, due to the epidemic and other reasons, the men's basketball team has not yet stood on the official international stage. This is a very rare opportunity for international competitions. I hope that through this game, a new game can be played. The mental outlook of the men's basketball team." Yao Ming said.
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