In preparation for the 2023 men’s basketball World Cup, Asian Games and other important events, China Basketball Association organized the national men’s basketball to conduct training and selection at Qingdao Guoxin basketball training base from June 23 to July 6. Today, athletes, coaching teams and security teams participating in the training arrived at the training center one after another.
Some athletes were interviewed by the Chinese basketball team at the registration site.
Cheng Shuai, an athlete of China’s men’s basketball training team, said: “I am very happy to come back from the holiday. The environment is very good. I will enter the training tomorrow. I will adjust myself to the best state during the holidays and face the training tomorrow.”
Talking about the upcoming training and the international competition in the second half of the year, Cheng Shuai said, “I have great confidence in the coaching staff, myself and all athletes. I hope that through our efforts, achieve what you want to achieve!”
Following the national men’s basketball short training camp in early May, the athlete du runwang was once again selected into the China men’s basketball training team. “I think every time I come to the national team, it is an incentive for me to work harder and fight for the country. This is what I have been pursuing.” Du runwang said, “I am still a young player. I still need to learn from experienced players in the same position, make progress and grow, and contribute my own strength to the country.”
Earlier, when talking about the preparations for the men’s basketball World Cup of the International Basketball Federation in 2023, the head coach of China men’s basketball, Qiao erjievic said: “The upcoming World Cup this summer, it is the most competitive event composed of 32 teams in the FIBA system. Now our ranking of the International Basketball Federation is not so ideal. We will face the reality and try our best to get a ticket for the Olympic Games, which requires us to be prepared from the first day of training, fight for victory against every opponent.”
“We must grow into a whole, and our tenacity must be based on the attitude of hard work and strong team values, so that we can gain a little extra psychological advantage in the final competition.”
“We also need to ensure that we have enough defensive level, which will be the first priority for us to develop our self-ability. Combined with the level of our players reading the game and of course their basketball wisdom, we will create the defensive characteristics of our team and strive for victory accordingly. In my opinion, team defense is the ability we can rely on at present.”
“Every team member will have his own role. I will explain this to the team members before and during the training. Personally, I am really looking forward to starting this training. Facing such an important international competition, I believe everyone will be very excited.”
Tomorrow, China men’s basketball will officially start training.
