At 11:55 Latvian time, Latvia, seeded third in the tournament, will meet the tournament’s main favorite, the Netherlands, in the semi-finals. All matches of the tournament can be watched live on YouTube in the FIBA3x3 account.
The winner will face the winner of the other semi-final, between Austria and New Zealand, in the fight for the only Olympic berth at 1 p.m.
On Friday, Latvian basketball players began the qualifying tournament with two victories, beating Mongolia (2nd place) with a score of 21:16 and defeating New Zealand (7th place) with a score of 21:10, and on Saturday defeating Egypt (6th place ) with a result of 21:12 and taking first place in Group B with three victories
The Netherlands beat Switzerland (5th place) with a score of 22:15 in Group A, Hong Kong (8th place) with a score of 17:11, but lost to Austria (4th place) with a score of 17:18, finishing second in group.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals. Only the best of the eight teams will receive a ticket to the Games in Paris.
If the Latvian team fails to win the first qualifying tournament, the next chance will be at the tournament, which will be held in Japan from May 3 to 5, and the last chance to get an Olympic ticket will be from May 16 to 19 in the Hungarian city of Debrecen.
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2024-04-14 12:25:36