The winner of the Valencia Men’s Pre-Olympic was drawn with Australia, Canada and the winner of the Piraeus Pre-Olympic
MADRID, 19 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish basketball team will play against Serbia, China and Puerto Rico in the group of the women’s tournament of the next Olympic Games in Paris 2024, while the winner of the men’s Pre-Olympic to be held in Valencia was drawn with Australia, Canada and the winner of the Pre-Olympic in Piraeus, according to the draw held by FIBA in Mies (Switzerland) this Tuesday.
Miguel Méndez’s pupils, who achieved qualification for the Olympic Games. On February 11 during the Pre-Olympic Games held in Sopron (Hungary), they will face the teams of Serbia, China and Puerto Rico in Paris, but still in reconstruction after the successful stage with a turbulent end for Lucas Mondelo.
The current European runner-up suffered on Hungarian soil, despite being the favorite team due to its best FIBA ranking. Spain lost on the first day against Japan and later beat Canada, guaranteeing its Olympic ticket after the Canadians’ defeat against the Japanese. Of course, they then rounded off their celebration by beating Hungary with a comeback.
On the other hand, Sergio Scariolo’s pupils have a worse prospect if they tie their ticket to Paris through the Pre-Olympic that will be hosted by the Fuente de San Luis Pavilion from July 2 to 7. Lebanon and Angola will be Spain’s rivals in Group A of that tournament, where Finland, Poland and Bahamas make up Group B.
If ‘La Familia’ takes advantage of its host team status and wins that La Fonteta Pre-Olympic, weeks later at the Olympic Games. They would face off against Australia, which won bronze in Tokyo 2020; with Canada, which won bronze in the 2023 World Cup; and with the winner of the Pre-Olympic that in Piraeus will see the type played against Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia, Egypt, Greece and the Dominican Republic.
–DRAW FOR THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Group A: Serbia, SPAIN, China and Puerto Rico.
Group B: Canada, Nigeria, Australia and France.
Group C: Germany, United States, Japan and Belgium.
–DRAW FOR THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Group A: Australia, winner of the Pre-Olympic of Greece, Canada and winner of the Pre-Olympic of Spain.
Group B: France, Germany, Japan and winner of the Latvian Olympic Qualifiers.
Group C: Serbia, South Sudan, winner of the Pre-Olympic Qualifiers from Puerto Rico and the United States.