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Draws for basketball competitions of Paris 2024 unveiled

CGTN

China will join Serbia, Spain and Puerto Rico for the Paris Olympics women's basketball preliminary round in Group A this summer, according to the draw unveiled on Tuesday.

The Chinese women's squad, who finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics and second place in the 2022 FIBA World Cup, will kick start their Olympic campaign against Spain on July 29, followed by meetings with Serbia on August 1, and Puerto Rico on August 4. 

Meanwhile, the men's draw is not finalized. The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) scheduled to take place in Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain in early July, will hand out the last four berths. 

Team China celebrate advancing to the knockout stage at the Tokyo Olympics in Saitama, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP
Team China celebrate advancing to the knockout stage at the Tokyo Olympics in Saitama, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP

Team China celebrate advancing to the knockout stage at the Tokyo Olympics in Saitama, Japan, August 2, 2021. /CFP

The draws for the men's and women's basketball competitions at Paris 2024 are as follows:

Men's

Group A: Australia, OQT winners in Greece, Canada, OQT winners in Spain

Group B: France, Germany, Japan, OQT winners in Latvia

Group C: Serbia, South Sudan, OQT winners in Puerto Rico, United States

Women's

Group A: Serbia, Spain, China, Puerto Rico

Group B: Canada, Nigeria, Australia, France

Group C: Germany, United States, Japan, Belgium

(With input from Xinhua)

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