中國男籃周鵬因傷宣布退賽

BEIJING - Chinese basketball team announced Wednesday that Zhou Peng has withdrawn from the FIBA World Cup due to a left foot metatarsalfracture.

北京-中國籃球隊周三宣布，周鵬因左腳跖骨骨折退出世界杯。

The announcement says: "Zhou felt a sudden discomfort with his left foot in yesterday's training. Diagnosis of the fracture in his left foot was confirmed. Zhou's left foot is in plaster, so he will not take part in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Further examination and treatment will be conducted to see how long the recovery will take."

聲明說：“周鵬在昨天的訓(xùn)練中突然感到左腳不適。他的左腳骨折確診了。周鵬的左腳是由石膏固定的，所以他不會參加2019年的國際籃聯(lián)世界杯。將進行進一步的檢查和治療，以確定恢復(fù)需要多長時間。”

"Zhou has been working hard since the training. He has been the role model of the team. It is a great pity that he had withdrawn from the World Cup. Chinese men's basketball will remain confident and go all out to train in our best form for the coming game."

“周鵬一直在刻苦訓(xùn)練。他一直是這個團隊的榜樣。很遺憾他退出了世界杯。中國男籃將繼續(xù)保持自信，全力以赴以最佳狀態(tài)迎接即將到來的比賽。”

The small forward's departure doubled the challenge for China's attack line. Before Zhou's withdrawal, Ding Yanyuhang, the two-time CBA MVP, pulled out of the team's training camp.

周鵬的離開使中國隊小前鋒位置的功防面臨嚴(yán)峻挑戰(zhàn)。在周鵬的傷退前，兩屆CBA最有價值球員丁彥雨航退出了球隊的訓(xùn)練營。

China will play its first FIBA World Cup game against Cote d'Ivoire on August 31.

中國將在8月31日與科特迪瓦進行第一場國際籃聯(lián)世界杯比賽。