Talented Ghanaian sisters, Evelyn and Stephanie Mawuli, are representing Japan in basketball at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, their second in a row.
The Mawuli sisters were born in Japan to Ghanaian parents and are icons of basketball in the Asian nationGhanaian sisters, Evelyn and Stephanie Mawuli were in action for the Japanese women's basketball team against the United States at the Olympic Games in Paris.
The sisters, who were born in Japan to Ghanaian parents have been the face of women's basketball in the Asian nation.Source: UGC Both started in the game against the United States but the Americans were too strong for Japan, who lost 107-76 in Group C, as spotted onEvelyn, the older of the two siblings, who is now 29, first represented Japan in basketball in 2009 at the U16 level. She helped Japan win silver at the U16 Championship. Two years later, she won gold with the Asian country before going on to make her senior debut with Japan.
Her younger sister, Stephanie, who is 25-years-old followed the path of her senior sibling by representing Japan at the U16 and U18 FIBA Championship, where she won silver in both competitions.in Lanzhou in 2019 before earning her place in the senior team of Japan. The Mawuli sisters then became teammates at the Olympic Games in Tokyo before leading the team to Paris, their second in a row.
"Yeah, I think she's changed a lot. I don't really want to say this because she's nearby, but I'm starting to feel like I can't beat her one-on-one as her older sister," said Evelyn as she spoke about her sister to FIFA at the Olympic Games, as quoted bycurrently leads from the lead with their three-medal haul so far in Paris. Tatjana Smith swam to victory in the women's 100m breaststroke to add to the 200m gold she won at Tokyo 2022.
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