体坛英语资讯：Yearender: The year of Yao in Chinese basketball
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 26-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> 92-81 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminaries">preliminaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>' <span word="starters">starters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Rockets">Rockets</span>' <span word="center">center</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Minghui">Minghui</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 21 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="assists">assists</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Abdusalam">Abdusalam</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> 15 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="assists">assists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Abdusalam">Abdusalam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="jersey">jersey</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abdusalam">Abdusalam</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="become">become</span>) <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Du">Du</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Nan">Nan</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CBA">CBA</span>) <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span>, <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="Naismith">Naismith</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fame">Fame</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, 2017 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="personage">personage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fame">Fame</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spearhead">spearhead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>.</p>
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