Meet Zhang Ziyu, China’s 7-foot-3 teenage basketball sensation and the ‘tallest woman in the WORLD’ – after incredible clips of 17-year-old dominating her rivals went viral [Video]

China’s Zhang Ziyu went viral as her 7-foot-3 frame led her nation to a hot start at the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzen.

The 17-year-old center debuted for Team Dragon at the tournament this week and earned the moniker ‘Female Yao Ming’ – drawing comparisons to her countryman and former Houston Rockets star.

While towering over the opposition, Zhang’s highlight reel gained traction on social media as she effortlessly reached for boards and racked up points. Basketball page NextGen Hoops referred to the teen sensation as ‘a cheat code’ on the hardwood.

‘How do you want to attack when there is a tower under the rim?’ read one comment on YouTube.

‘She’s still 17 and tall, but I wonder if she’ll keep growing?’ another user wrote on X. ‘It must be hard to find clothes for her.’

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