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Team captains pose for a group photo ahead of the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. From left, Puerto Rico's Pamela Rosado, China's Yang Liwei, South Korea's Kim Danbi, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Milica Deura, Belgium's Emma Meesseman, United States' Breanna Stewart, Australia's Tess Madgen, Serbia's Tina Krajisnik, Canada's Natalie Achonwa, Mali's Meiya Tirera, Japan's Maki Takada, France's Sarah Michel. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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Japan's head coach Thomas Wayne Hovasse, left, high five with Japan's Saori Miyazaki (32) during women's basketball preliminary round game against the United States of America at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Japan's Moeko Nagaoka (0), left, and United States' A'Ja Wilson (9) fight for a rebound during women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Japan's Evelyn Mawuli (30) carries the ball during women's basketball preliminary round game against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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