Original title: Chinese women’s wheelchair women’s basketball team Lectra British team for the first time among the semi-finals of the Paralympics
The Chinese wheelchair women’s basketball team defeated the British team 47:33 in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on the 31st, breaking into the semi-finals of the Paralympic Games for the first time in history.
The Chinese team, which had won four consecutive victories in the group stage, started with a high morale. With a solid defense, they completely suppressed the opponent’s offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 14:5. In the second quarter, the Chinese girl still controlled the situation on the court and once extended the advantage to 21:6. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team led by 27:14.
After the start of the second half, the British team strengthened their offensive through substitutions. The Chinese team players began to be passive due to their physical decline, but at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team still led by 38:24 by 14 points. Facing the offensive of the British team, the Chinese girls gritted their teeth and won the game 47:33.
The next opponent of the Chinese team is the defending champion American team. In the last match of the group stage, the Chinese team staged a major reversal. After falling behind by 16 points, they defeated the American team 42:41. The US team defeated the Canadian team 63:48 to advance to the semifinals.
The head coach of the Chinese team, Chen Qi, was very satisfied with the players’ performance after the game. He said that the main reason for the ups and downs in the second half was that a player had a sudden abdominal pain on the court, but she reluctantly persisted until the end.
Speaking of the semifinals with the US team, Chen Qi said: “We will do our best to create a better record for China’s wheelchair basketball.”
(Wang Zijiang and Shen Honghui)
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