Olympic Basketball Draws
Monday, 28th April 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
The draws for the Olympic men's and women's basketball tournaments were announced over the weekend, though five berths remain undetermined for the women's tournament and three for the men's.The basketball tournament runs for most of the Olympic period, from August 9 to August 24, with women's games played on odd dates and men's games on even ones. In both the men's and women's tournaments, teams will play all five opponents in their group to determine seeding for an eight-team playoff.
Women's Tournament
Group A: Australia, Korea, Russia, Qualifier A, Qualifier B and Qualifier C
Group B: China, Mali, New Zealand, USA, Qualifier D and Qualifier E
The remaining teams will be determined by the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Madrid from June 9 to 15. Competing teams are Senegal, Angola, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Spain, Belarus, Latvia, Czech Republic and Fiji.
Men's Tournament
Group A: Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Qualifier A
Group B: Angola, China, Spain, USA, Qualifier B and Qualifier C
The remaining teams will come out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens from July 14 to 20. The participating teams are: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon, Korea, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia and New Zealand.
Tags: basketball, FIBA, Olympics