Both tournaments follow the same format: a group phase, followed by the knockout rounds. Which countries have qualified for the Olympic basketball tournament? The field is set for the men's and women's tournaments. The final four spots for the men were decided at Olympic Qualifying Tournaments...
Berlin 1936:Basketball gained medal status for Berlin, where 21 nations participated in a tournament held outside on lawn tennis courts hardened with clay and sand. Conditions for the U.S.-Canada final were poor: rain throughout, 57 degrees, slight wind. With dribbling made difficult on a mu...
Steveson will return to the mat at approximately 11:40 p.m. ET to take on the 2016 Olympic gold medalist and the No. 3 seed in this tournament Taha Akgul. In his first match of the Olympics, Akgul beat Canada's Amar Dhesi 5-0, while Steveson beat his opponent Aiaal Lazarev...
I watched the video of your team celebrating in the locker room after qualifying for Paris at the World Cup shouting “Where we going? Paris…" What was that moment like for you? Jok: It was exciting! A lot of the guys have never been to France. I played for three years in France....
Can Australia work more international magic? The Dunkaroos may not be chock full of household NBA names, but they've got more talent than you think — and more importantly, they've figured out how to win on the Olympic stage, as they showed in aphysical victory over Spa...
row. He's one of the best players in the world. So I went with the combinations I felt like would make sense, and talked to him. And he's incredibly professional. That's tonight. It doesn't mean it's going to stay that way the rest of the tournament, so he'll make his mark....