Women's Basketball World Cup Finals, Chinese women's basketball lost to the US women's basketball team 61-83 in the absence of Li Meng , and missed the highest podium. After the game, Chinese women's basketball coach Zheng Wei attended the press conference and made an outlook for the Paris Olympics two years later.
Since 2009, Zheng Wei has served as an assistant coach of the Chinese women's basketball team for a long time, and has assisted three coaches including Sun Fengwu , Mah and Xu Limin . At that time, her responsibilities in the coaching staff were to do a good job in scouting report, analyze the characteristics of the opponent, and sort out all the problems in training and game through video.
Zheng Wei and the players celebrate
At the beginning of this year, Xu Liming stepped down as head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team due to physical reasons. Zheng Wei, who was originally an assistant coach, officially stepped on the front. After the combination of Zheng Wei and the coaching team, the Chinese women's basketball team has gradually completed its transformation.
In this Women's Basketball World Cup, Zheng Wei led the team to defeat strong enemies in a row and finally advanced to the finals. Although he failed to defeat the US women's basketball team in an upset, the Chinese coach was highly recognized by FIBA and beat US women's basketball coach Sheriel Reeve and was elected as the best coach of this event.
In an interview after the game, Zheng Wei expressed satisfaction with the results: "For our team, it is already a very good result to reach the finals. Through this event, we have learned a lot. However, there is still a gap between us and our opponents (referring to the American women's basketball team), but we have accumulated valuable experience and have gained a lot of experience on the psychological level."
The outstanding performance of this event also made Coach Zheng Wei have higher expectations for the Paris Olympics in two years: "This event will help us prepare for the Paris Olympics in two years. We must look forward and continue to make progress. We look forward to the arrival of the Paris Olympics."
