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A 17-year-old Chinese basketball player has been tipped for the top and drawn comparisons to Yao Ming after using her startling height advantage to dominate an international tournament. Zhang Ziyu stands 2.20 metres , according to FIBA, the basketball's governing body.But Chinese media reported earlier this year that she was even taller at 2.28m .
Video footage showed her towering over her opponents, with some of the Indonesian players barely coming up to the chest of Zhang, who hardly has to jump to reach the basket.China then beat New Zealand 90-68 on Tuesday, with the teenager posting a team-high 36 points. She also led in rebounds with 13.Social media users compared her to former NBA star Yao, who was 2.29m tall and China's greatest basketball player of all time.
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