China announces team for World Champs
(CRIENGLISH.com )
Updated: 2006-08-15 16:18 On Tuesday China announced its
team for the upcoming men's basketball World Championships.
The much-debated Chen Jianghua, a 17-year-old point guard, is included in the
12-member lineup.
Also included on the list is 21-year-old Zhang Songtao, center with the
Beijing Aoshen. Zhang's team was excluded from the domestic league CBA due to
registration problems. But, his inclusion now reflects the current plight of the
national team to fill its center position, since stars Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi
are both plagued by injuries.
Other team members include guards Liu Wei, Sun Yue, Wang Shipeng and Zhang
Qingpeng and forwards and centers Mo Ke, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu and Du Feng.
The world championships are set to kick off on Friday in Japan. China has
been grouped with the US, Italy, Puerto Rico, Slovenia and Senegal for the
competition.
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