Opponents will be looking up to China during the Fiba Women’s World Cup, starting with the United States. The Americans and everyone else will have to navigate around and over some of the tallest women on the planet: China’s 19-year-old Zhang Ziyu stands 7-foot-3 (2.2 metres). The US team are already familiar with 6-foot-10 Han Xu from her Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) games with the New York Liberty. If not for a passport mishap, Zhang and Han would be joined by another centre...
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September 4, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Chinese basketball players aiming to take team to new heights at Fiba Women’s World Cup
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