China’s 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu looms over opponents on debut at Women’s Basketball World Cup | National Sports
BERLIN (AP) — China’s Zhang Ziyu had everyone looking up to her on the opening day of the Women’s Basketball World Cup on Friday.
The 19-year-old Zhang is 7-foot-3 (2.21 meters) and gave the United States a tough physical challenge to overcome in the four-time defending champion’s opening 94-61 victory at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin.
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