Beyond the Great Wall to 'Stingy Defense'… Women's Basketball to Face Japan in Final Soon

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The women's basketball national team, which advanced to the final yesterday (September 25) by defeating China anchored by their 2m 26cm tower of a center, will shortly go for their first gold medal in 12 years. Their opponent is the host nation, Japan.

Reporter Jeon Yeongmin reports from Nagoya.

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In yesterday's semifinal, the national team pulled off a major upset by defeating China, featuring Zhang Ziyu, a 2m 26cm center dubbed the human Great Wall.

[Lee So-hee / Women's Basketball National Team Player: I am so happy that we were able to overcome the Great Wall, and I really want to win the gold medal and take it home.]

Shortly, they will face their archrival Japan in the final.

Although Japan boasts the tournament's lowest concession record with a stingy defense allowing just 41.6 points per game, our national team will rely on the grit and teamwork shown against China, along with a high-touch three-point shooting accuracy exceeding 40%, to chase their first championship in 12 years.

Following the men's national team's championship win after 12 years and the 3x3 men's national team's historic first gold medal, the women's basketball players are determined to open a golden age of Korean basketball.

[Kang Lee-seul / Women's Basketball National Team Player: The men's basketball team set a great starting point, so I think we are carrying that good energy and playing well. I hope we can definitely secure three gold medals in basketball.]

[One, two, three, fighting!]

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The baseball national team, which bruised its pride with a comprehensive defeat to Japan yesterday, will play its second Super Round game against China shortly.

A win virtually guarantees their advancement to the final, but the key will be how much the batting lineup, which was shut out yesterday without a run, can recover its hitting rhythm ahead of tomorrow's final.

Choi Min-seok, who pitched strongly in the group stage match against Hong Kong, will start on the mound.

Rain has been falling since early morning in Toyohashi, where the stadium is located, which is expected to be a variable.

The organizing committee's policy is to proceed with the game barring extreme conditions, but it has not issued a clear guideline on what will happen if the game is canceled due to torrential downpours.

(Video by Park Jin-ho | Video Editing by Hwang Ji-young | Graphics by Lee Ga-jin)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.