Her rivals for the Pre-Olympic tournament who will host, she learned Hellas!
Specifically, the National will be in Group B with me Dominican Republic and Egypt, claiming one of the two spots leading into the semi-finals. There, he will be called upon to face one of Slovenia, Croatia and New Zealandwhich make up the A’ group!
Regarding the group, Greece is the favorite for qualification and first place, especially at home and with a full lineup. However, his Dominicans Karl-Anthony Towns and maybe his Al Horford they have a talented roster, which they showed in the recent World Cup. THE Egyptobviously, is not a formidable opponent by any means, as it does not feature top-shelf players.
Nevertheless, the draw was by no means favorable, since the other group of the tournament included the Croatia, Slovenia! Two teams with a lot of talent on their roster, which it is possible that the Hellas to have to exclude both, for the ticket to Olympic Games! And let’s not forget, of course, the New Zealandwhich every time… takes the oil out of us, as it happened in the recent World Cup.
We remind you that the Pre-Olympic tournament concerning Greece will be held in CHEF between July 2 and 7. The top two in each group advance to the semi-finals, with the top of each group facing the second of the other for a place in the final. The winner of the last one also gets a ticket for her Paris Olympiad.
As for the remaining three tournaments, they will take place in Spain (Valencia), Latvia (Riga) and Puerto Rico (San Juan). It is the first time that Greece hosts a Pre-Olympic Tournament since 2008when he had participated for the last time in the Olympic Games.
The eight teams that have already qualified for the Olympics are France (hostess), Germany, Serbia (Europe), USA, Canada (America), Japan (Asia), South Sudan (Africa), Australia (Oceania). The Olympic basketball tournament will be held July 27 to August 11 in France with the first phase being hosted at “Pierre Morois” in Lille and the final at “Palais de Bercy” in Paris.
The draw of the four tournaments in detail:
Spain – Valencia
Group A: Lebanon, Spain, Angola
Group B: Finland, Poland, Bahamas
Latvia – Riga
Group A: Georgia, Latvia, Philippines
Group B: Brazil, Montenegro, Cameroon
Greece – Piraeus
Group A: Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia
Group B: Greece, Dominican Republic, Egypt
Puerto Rico – San Juan
Group A: Mexico, Lithuania, Ivory Coast
Group B: Italy, Puerto Rico, Bahrain
Source: Sport Fm
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