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China holds Basketball Hall of Fame induction

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Chinese Basketball Association President Yao Ming (L) and players of the China's women's team who played in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and guests pose for a group photo during the ceremony in Yan'an, China, February 4, 2024. /Xinhua
Chinese Basketball Association President Yao Ming (L) and players of the China's women's team who played in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and guests pose for a group photo during the ceremony in Yan'an, China, February 4, 2024. /Xinhua

Chinese Basketball Association President Yao Ming (L) and players of the China's women's team who played in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and guests pose for a group photo during the ceremony in Yan'an, China, February 4, 2024. /Xinhua

The 2023 China Basketball Hall of Fame induction was held in Yan'an, northwest China's Shannxi Province on Sunday.

The inductees are six players – Huang Boling, Zhang Weiping and Kuang Lubin, and female athletes Li Shihua, Liu Qing and Li Xin. Liu Guiyi and Chen Daohong were inducted as outstanding coaches, and Gong Peishan as a "special contributor."

China's women's team who took a historical silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, and the "Battle Basketball Team" of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army were inducted as "outstanding collective" and "special tribute collective" respectively.

Liu Qing received the "outstanding collective" trophy from Chinese Basketball Association president Yao Ming.

The ceremony kicked off with video congratulations from basketball pioneers Zhang Changlu, Yang Boyong and Cheng Shichun.

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