Puerto Rico’s women’s basketball team inspires an island on the way to the Olympics

TuelekZa/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Puerto Rico women’s basketball team is going to the 2020 Olympics and are making history in the process. The team has qualified for the Olympics for the first time ever, according to the International Basketball Federation. Although they lost to France in an 89-51 final at the qualifying tournament on Feb. 9, the team secured their spot after Brazil was eliminated by Australia. “It was an emotional moment … an exciting moment,” Tayra Meléndez, a forward on the national team, told ABC News about their triumphant win. The women’s basketball team has now become the fifth team in