Iran Learns FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Rivals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has been drawn along with Greece, Mexico, Tunisia, Croatia and Italy in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs).
The official draw for the event took place at the House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, FIBA's headquarters, on Tuesday evening.
The 6 teams will be split into two brackets of 3 each. Groupmates play each other once in the preliminaries and the top two placers advance to the knockout semifinals with the survivors disputing the ticket to Rio.
The preliminary games will be held on July 5, 6, and 7. There will be a break on July 8, then the two semifinal games will be played on July 9. The final match will be held on July 10.
Here are the results of the draw.
OQT Belgrade (Serbia) - Group A: 1. Serbia; 2. Angola; 3. Puerto Rico | Group B: 1. Japan; 2. Czech Republic; 3. Latvia.
OQT Manila (Philippines) - Group A: 1. Turkey; 2. Senegal; 3. Canada | Group B: 1. France; 2. New Zealand; 3. Philippines.
OQT Turin (Italy) - Group A: 1. Greece; 2. Mexico; 3. Iran | Group B: 1. Tunisia; 2. Croatia; 3. Italy.
