Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024

Basketball became an official Olympic sport at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin although it first featured as a demonstration sport at the St Louis 1904 Olympic Games.

As the 2024 Olympics kicks off in Paris, here is all you need to know about the men’s basketball competition:

A total of 12 countries have qualified for men’s basketball at Paris 2024:

Group A: Australia, Greece, Canada, Spain
Group B: France, Germany, Japan, Brazil
Group C: Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, United States

The men’s basketball tournament will divide the 12 teams into three groups of four teams each.

The top two from each group along with the two best third-placed teams will progress to the next round. Then a draw will take place to determine the pairings of the quarterfinals.

The winners of the quarterfinals will progress to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals meet in the gold medal match while the losers play in the bronze medal match.

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