The pre-Olympic venues are closed and we have a table for the upcoming Olympics.
The four teams that will compete in the Paris 2024 Games have been determined after winning their Olympic Qualifier. These are Spain, Greece, Brazil and Puerto Rico, let’s examine each team’s path to win a ticket to the competition held in the French capital.
Greece had a national God
The Greek team managed to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with an incredible Giannis Antetokounmpo, after 16 years without being part of the event. They won all the games they played, both in the group stage, where they were part of Zone B, and in direct elimination matches.
They are local to the city of Piraeus and face the Dominican Republic and Egypt for the first time, then they play Luka Doncic’s Slovenia in the semifinal and beat a Croatia revelation in the fight for the ticket to Paris.
The Hellenes won the final 80 to 61 and with their figure contributing 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Giannis was selected in the perfect quintet of this stage and it is not surprising, because he led his country to be part of the Olympic event.
RESULT
- Greece 109 – Dominican Rep. 82
- Greece 93 – Egypt 71
- Greece 96 – Slovenia 68
- Greece 80 – Croatia 61
Brazil left the local team
Brazil won the final against the local team, Latvia. A Carioca team is again affected by injuries and where new numbers need to appear to qualify for the Olympic Games. They qualified as leaders of their group, thanks to goal difference, as they won and lost by one. They beat Montenegro on their debut and then lost to Cameroon.
The semifinals were played against the Philippines, which made it to the next stage thanks to its difference in conversions with Georgia and without much trouble, the Brazilians managed to overtake them.
But the unexpected thing was the victory they got against the local team. Although, the Latvians do not have their figure and NBA champion, Kristaps Porzingis. The score closed at 94-69 in favor of Verdeamarela and Bruno Caboclo as the highlight of the match, where he contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
RESULT
- Brazil 81 – Montenegro 72
- Brazil 74 – Cameroon 77
- Brazil 71 – Philippines 60
- Brazil 94 – Latvia 69
Spain qualified unbeaten
Spain had a devastating run at home. The tournament was held in Valencia and started with a resounding victory over Lebanon in Group A, followed by a close victory over Angola. This will be the seventh consecutive Olympic event in which the Spanish team will be a part.
In the semifinals they faced Finland, a team full of young players who failed to make a difficult game against a Spain that was always right and had players with a step in the NBA.
The final was against the Bahamas, perhaps the first revelation of the Olympic Pre-Qualifier where they left Argentina unable to compete in this competition, and then reached the finals with Deandre Ayton who was very impressive. However, they were unlucky to play against a Spain with Santiago Aldama having the MVP after adding 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
RESULT
- Spain 104 – Lebanon 59
- Spain 89 – Angola 81
- Spain 81 – Finland 74
- Spain 86 – Bahamas 78
Puerto Rico, the surprise of the Olympic Qualifier
Another team that managed to win all its games and as a local team. They defeated Bahrain and Italy in the group stage. They will once again compete in the Olympic Games, something that hasn’t happened since Athens 2004.
In the semifinals they faced Mexico, a team that had no rival for the Boricuas and was relatively easy to pass, especially with their main player, José Alvarado.
The current NBA player was also the figure in the final against Lithuania who played with Sabonis in his quintet. But even with the Sacramento Kings player on the other side, including Alvarado, who contributed 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist, they won the game 79-68.
RESULT
- Puerto Rico 99 – Bahrain 56
- Puerto Rico 80 – Italy 69
- Puerto Rico 98 – Mexico 78
- Puerto Rico 79 – Lithuania 68
What are the teams that will compete in the Olympic Games?
The teams that will compete in the Olympic Games are: United States, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, South Sudan, Brazil, Germany, Puerto Rico, Spain, Greece and Serbia.
Groups will be distributed as follows:
Source: Tycsports
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