Gilas Pilipinas fought valiantly but lost to China 67-78 in the championship round of the 28th FIBA Asia Olympic qualifying tournament on Saturday at the Changsha Social Worker Gymnasium in Changsha, China
It was the Philippines’ second consecutive silver medal finish since losing to Iran in the 2013 edition of the meet in Manila. Former champion Iran bagged the bronze medal after beating Japan 68-63 in the battle-for-third place.
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