China News Service, December 30th. Recently, Shao Ting, the former captain of the Chinese women's basketball team, was a guest on the CCTV3 variety show "Open the Door".

During this period, she expressed that her dream is to help more children, especially girls, in impoverished mountainous areas or rural areas get the chance to play basketball.

Talking about her current situation, Shao Ting said frankly that she returned to campus after the Tokyo Olympics and devoted herself to her doctoral studies.

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  When referring to the original intention of participating in this dream-fulfilling program, Shao Ting said that her dream has always been to help more children, especially girls, in impoverished mountainous areas or rural areas get the opportunity to play basketball.

"It would be a wonderful thing to go out of the mountains and small villages through sports. I hope to do my best to help them go out through sports." Shao Ting said.

  In the program, Shao Ting once asked her friend and Chinese women's basketball center Han Xu for help.

Talking about her former teammates, Shao Ting introduced that Han Xu is lively and humorous off the court, likes music and dancing, and can be called the "pistachio" in the team and responsible for being funny.

At the beginning of October this year, the Chinese women's basketball team won the runner-up in the Women's Basketball World Cup. Shao Ting sent blessings to the team immediately.

"I will always be proud of being a member of the Chinese women's basketball team."

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  When talking about her current situation, Shao Ting said that since the end of the Tokyo Olympics, she has returned to campus and devoted herself to her doctoral studies.

"In fact, after the Rio Olympics, I had the idea to meet another challenge in life and complete my studies. But after my mentor Xu Limin guided me to become the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, he proposed the idea that I should continue to fight for the country. People want With a grateful heart, I am willing to do my best to create more victories with my mentor and teammates.”

  At the Tokyo Olympics, Shao Ting led the Chinese women's basketball team to the quarterfinals.

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