The first test match of the Ukrainian national team is scheduled for July 26
Head coach of the Ukrainian national basketball team Vitaly Stepanovsky spoke about the summer preparation of the national team for the pre-qualification tournament for Olympics 2024.
“I’ll start with the fact that literally the day before they canceled the test match against the Jordanian national team, which at the last moment, having already confirmed the agreement with us, changed plans. But for sure we have control matches on July 29 against Lithuania, on August 5 against Israel and on August 7 against the Netherlands. While we continue to search for two more opponents, we still have time.
“All opponents are good, I would like to play against a non-European team. We also had an option with Lebanon, but they also first confirmed it, and then turned out to be. We need five matches that I have planned with the fitness coach.”
“July 15, we start the collection in Riga. Before that, physical training coach Alexei Konovalov will start working with the players, and with some, such as Krutous, Pavlov, he has already started.
“We will no longer have time to get in shape, because the first game is already scheduled for July 26th. There will be no time to build up – everyone should arrive in good shape. Now some guys are still continuing their club season, but even with this in mind, they will have time to rest, and then they will need to prepare for the national team.”
The Ukrainian national basketball team will play in the pre-qualification group of the Olympic tournament with Turkey, Bulgaria and Iceland. To enter the main qualifying tournament, Ukraine needs to become one of the top two in the group stage, and then win the playoffs, which starts from the semi-finals. All matches will be held in Istanbul from 12 to 20 August 2023.
Source: Sportarena
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