Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, April 20, 2002
Four-nation Women's Basketball Challenge to Be Held in China
With women basketball players coming from Australia, Japan, South Korea and China, a Four-nation Challenge is to kick of on May 24 in China, the organizers announced Saturday in Nanchang.
With women basketball players coming from Australia, Japan, South Korea and China, a Four-nation Challenge is to kick of on May 24 in China, the organizers announced Saturday in Nanchang.
Tian Guoting, director of the Jiangxi Sports Bureau, said that the challenge will be held in three legs as in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Yichun, Jiangxi province and Yantai, Shandong province.
China, the winner of the 19th Asian Women's Basketball Championship last year, has always been the title favorite while South Korea become the top threat to China recently and took the trophy from China at the 18th Asian Championship.
The Australia team is known for their dominating height and the Japan squad is described clever by many experts.
The four teams will play on May 24, May 28 and May 31.