Chinese player Wan Jiyuan (C) goes for basket during the women's 3x3 basketball final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
The Serbian men's team, French women's team, and both men's and women's teams from China and the United States secured their spots in the 3x3 basketball competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games based on the world rankings.
MIES, Switzerland, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Six teams from China, Serbia, France, and the United States have booked their spots in the 3x3 basketball competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced here on Wednesday.
The Serbian men's team, French women's team, and both men's and women's teams from China and the United States secured their placings based on the world rankings. According to the Olympic qualifying rules, the top three teams per gender on the FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking as of November 1, 2023, secured tickets to Paris 2024.
Serbia, the reigning bronze medalists from Tokyo 2020, finished atop the men's rankings, followed by the U.S. and China, while the Chinese women's team led the rankings ahead of the U.S. and France.
Eight teams per gender will compete at Paris 2024, and the remaining five spots per gender will be contested in a series of Olympic qualifying tournaments in the first half of 2024, FIBA said.
The 3x3 Olympic event is scheduled to take place from July 30 to August 5, 2024, at Place de la Concorde in Paris. ■