体坛英语资讯：Reform must go on as China fails test at Basketball World Cup
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 9-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> 86-73 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="M">M</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="played">played</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p>"(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="widened">widened</span>," <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>.</p><p><span word="Losing">Losing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> 77-73 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classification">classification</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jeopardy">jeopardy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p>
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