2023-07-01 10:42:47
The Syrian Basketball Federation announced, on Saturday, the approval of the International Federation of the game to grant its country the hosting of the Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This is the first time since the outbreak of the war in the country nearly 12 years ago, that Syria hosts a large tournament of this size.
The lottery placed Syria in the second group, along with Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and India, and the qualifiers are scheduled to take place between 12 and 20 August.
The Asian teams were divided into 5 groups, with one team qualifying at the end of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics, from July 26 to August 11.
The head of the Syrian Basketball Federation, Tarif Qutrash, told “France Press” the importance of Syria hosting the qualifiers.
Qutrash said, “It is a very important issue that we hosted for the first time Olympic qualifiers, following a long break from foreign participation.”
The president of the federation added, “The qualifiers will be held exclusively in the city of Damascus, at the request of the AFC. We seek for our national team to appear well.”
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