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BEIJING, Feb.12 (Xinhua) – The China Basketball Association (CBA) announced on Monday that the Chinese men’s basketball team will take a break following the cancellation of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar. at the end of this month.
“On Thursday night, the CBA received a letter from the FIBA Regional Office in Asia saying that due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, the Qatari Ministry of Health decided to cancel all competitions from on Friday, “reads an announcement by the Chinese basketball team posted on its social network account.
“The Qatar Basketball Federation confirmed that it would be impossible to organize the Group A, B and E matches of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers that were originally scheduled to start on February 17.
“We will seriously analyze all feasible alternatives to participate in the competition in the near future,” the announcement added.
“Through the consideration of the China Basketball Association and the group of coaches, the team will have a break from today. The Association will maintain close contact with FIBA and make additional plans based on the scenario.” said the Chinese basketball team.
China is placed in Group B with Malaysia, Japan and Chinese Taipei in the Asian mainland competition playoffs. Before the Qatari team’s notification, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia had withdrawn from the tournament consecutively on Wednesday and Thursday. Final product
