Iran Basketball Draws with USA, France in Olympic Tournament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran basketball team has been pitted against favorites USA and France at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Iranian team was drawn into Group A, which features USA, France, and the winner of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria, Canada.
The men's preliminary rounds are scheduled to begin on July 25.
The new competition system has been put in place for Tokyo. The Group Phase will consist of three groups of four teams each. The teams placed first and second in each group, and the two best third-placed teams in the Group Phase qualify for the Final Phase.
Men’s Tournament draw results:
Group A
Iran
France
USA
OQT Victoria winner (Canada, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey, Uruguay)
Group B
Australia
OQT Split winner (Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Tunisia)
OQT Belgrade winner (Dominican Republic, Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia)
Nigeria
Group C
Argentina
Japan
Spain
OQT Kaunas winner (Angola, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Venezuela)
