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Gilas Pilipinas rekindles its shot to play in the Tokyo Olympics as it replaces the New Zealand Tall Blacks in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament at Belgrade, Serbia.
Philippines will be the country that will replace New Zealand in the Olympic Qualifying tournament of Belgrade, FIBA announced. New Zealand announced its withdrawal from the tournament due to “the spike in the number of high performance events and the costs of sending teams abroad,” choosing to focus on the upcoming Asia Cup and a pursuit of a spot in the future World Cup and Olympic tournaments. Belgrade’s Olympic Qualifiers (29/6 – 4/7) will feature hosts Serbia, Puerto Rico and Philippines in Group A plus Italy, Puerto Rico and Senegal in Group B. One national team will advance to ...
The Philippines was tapped by FIBA on Friday to replace New Zealand for an Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held in Belgrade, Serbia set for June 29 to July 4. "FIBA has decided to replace New Zealand by the following teams, according to the respective rankings: Philippines will replace New Zealand at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia as the next best team from the Asia-Oceania Region in the FIBA World Ranking Men," basketball's governing body said in a statement. Following the announcement of the National Federation of New Zealand to withdraw from the #FIBAOQ...