Media Figure Criticizes Basketball Association: Chinese Women’s Team Departed with Fanfare, Returned to Official Silence

According to previous reports, the Chinese women’s basketball team was eliminated in the group stage of this Olympic Games and failed to reach the quarterfinals.

Today, domestic sports media figure @Santudaisi posted about the difference in how the Chinese and Japanese basketball associations treat their women’s teams.

The content of the report is as follows:

Seeing this, I still want to say a few words. It’s not a complaint, but rather a hope for change and a demonstration of attitude.

The official social media account of the Japanese national basketball team wrote: “Feeling the strength of the world, after losing to Belgium, we have already begun to reflect. Everyone is considering what they need four years from now. Both the men’s and women’s teams of the Japanese basketball squad have returned home safely. Thank you to the fans who fought together both locally and at home!”

We can see that after returning home, both the Japanese men’s and women’s teams promptly organized interviews with their head coaches and key players, facing the media and the public directly. It must be said that while neither the Japanese men’s nor women’s teams achieved their announced goals (which were indeed very high), the decline in performance by the women’s team was more significant compared to the last tournament. However, the team, online and offline, has faced the situation with the appropriate attitude.

This is not to say one is better than the other, but everyone can see what we have been doing. This time, when we set out, it was with much fanfare, but upon return, there was no mention. The officials only thanked the 3×3 men’s and women’s teams, not daring to even mention the 5×5 women’s team. Everyone says that the women’s team has brought us joy over the past few years, making us feel like winners, and that we should encourage them more. But why does the official side show no attitude at all? Losing is one thing, but issues are another, and they need addressing. Continuously failing to face things honestly, choosing silence after a loss, is not the right attitude. It’s time for a change!