China's women basketball team secures Olympic ticket for Paris 2024

Despite an 82-50 defeat to France in the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) on Saturday, China secured a place in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, thanks to Puerto Rico's narrow 69-67 victory over New Zealand.

With France automatically qualifying for Paris 2024 as the host nation, the three remaining teams in the group vied for two available Olympic spots in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.