Original title: Can the Chinese women’s team win the first three-person basketball Olympic champion tonight?
On the evening of July 28, the Tokyo Olympic Games will have two gold medals for women and men in three-player basketball. This will also be the first three-player basketball champion in the history of the Olympic Games. The Chinese three-person basketball women’s team composed of Zhang Zhiting, Yang Shuyu, Wang Lili and Wan Jiyuan has advanced to the semi-finals and has the opportunity to hit medals and even gold medals.
The rules of the three-player basketball game are slightly different
There are two gold medals in the three-person basketball event of the Tokyo Olympics, with 8 men’s and women’s teams participating respectively. From July 24 to July 27, the Chinese men’s and women’s three-person basketball teams participated in the round robin tournament. According to the Olympic Games system, each team will first compete in the round robin and have to play 7 games. After the round robin, the top two teams went straight to the semi-finals, and the teams ranked 3 to 6 competed for the other two top 4 places.
Different from the rules of the five-a-side basketball game, the regular game time of three-man basketball is 10 minutes, each team has 4 players, and the offensive time is 12 seconds. A shot from within the arc is awarded 1 point, and a shot from outside the arc is awarded. Score 2 points and 1 point for free throws. During the regular time, the team that scores 21 points first wins; if neither side scores 21 points, the one with the highest score wins; if a draw within the regular time, the team enters the decisive stage, and the team that scores 2 points first wins.
Three-person basketball games will accumulate fouls, no free throws within 6 times, the 7th, 8th and 9th fouls, the fouled player has two free throw opportunities, and the 10th and subsequent fouls will be awarded to the offending team. Two free throws and possession of the ball. If the defensive team grabs a rebound, they first need to “return to the field” and come outside the arc to organize the offense.
During the game, coaches and other off-field personnel cannot communicate with the players on the field, which tests the players’ ability to respond to changes. The game’s offensive and defensive rhythm is very fast, and the physical confrontation is fierce, which poses a great challenge to physical fitness.
The Chinese women’s three-person basketball team has a chance to hit medals and even gold medals.Photo/Xinhua News AgencyChinese women’s three-person basketball team is worth looking forward to
After yesterday’s game, the Chinese three-man basketball men’s team finally ranked bottom and missed the knockout round. The Chinese women’s three-person basketball team ranked third in the round robin. After defeating the Italian team in the first round of the knockout round, they advanced to today’s semi-finals.
The Chinese women’s three-person basketball team won the 2019 three-person basketball World Cup, and Zhang Zhiting, the winning member at the time, also accompanied the team to the Olympic venue. The other three players are 19-year-old Wan Jiyuan, 19-year-old Yang Shuyu, and 28-year-old Wang Lili. The combination of new and old players in the team and their positions are more reasonable.
In the past 3 days of round-robin matches and the first round of eliminations, the Chinese three-person basketball team played very well, with 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 round-robins, and only lost to the Russian Olympic Committee 9-19 on the first day. On July 26, it was defeated by the American team. Lore, ranking third in the round robin to ensure that the team advances to the knockout rounds. Against the sixth-ranked Italian team in the round robin, the Chinese team easily won and became one of the four teams that advanced to the semi-finals.
At 17:10 Beijing time today, the Chinese three-person basketball women’s team will once again play against the Russian Olympic Committee team for a place in the finals. If they can successfully “revenge”, they will face the winner between the United States and the national team in the gold medal match at 20:55.
Beijing News Specially assigned Tokyo correspondent Xu Bangyin reports
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