The basketball tournament Paris 2024 promises entertainment and could hold surprises. The United States has since won every women’s gold medal Atlanta 1996, and of Beijing 2008 in men, but the level of other national teams has increased considerably over the years.
Could there be new Olympic champions in two years?
The first clues could come during the international competitions and Olympic qualifying tournaments that will take place over the next two years. It all starts with the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 the 22/09
Find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the basketball qualification system for the Paris 2024 games.
How many basketball players will be present at Paris 2024?
In all 288 players (24 teams) will participate in the basketball tournaments of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The number is the same for women and men: 144 for each genre.
They will participate in both tournaments 12 teams.
The host country, France, was allocated a quota for each gender. However, this host country fee is subject to a decision of the FIBA Board of Directors which will be taken on June 30, 2023. In the event that the Board does not allocate a direct seat to the host country, the number of ‘teams qualified by the way will be increased accordingly.
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What is the qualifying course for basketball for Paris 2024?
The qualification path will be significantly different for women and men. Read on for all the details.
Men
1. The first competition guaranteeing a direct seat for Paris 2024 will be the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which will take place from August 25 to September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
A total of seven quotas will be allocated at this World Cup, which will be distributed among the best teams of the respective continents according to the final ranking and distributed as follows:
Two for America
Two for Europe
One for Africa
One for Asia
One for Oceania
2. The last four places will be allocated via the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Each of these tournaments takes place in two rounds: the Pre-Qualification Tournaments (FOPQT) and the Qualification Tournaments (FOQT). Details are given below.
FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (FOPQT)
A total of 40 teams will participate in the FOPQT, selected from previous FIBA Basketball World Cup (FBWC) Qualifiers. The 40 teams consist of 28 teams that made the second round of their previous Basketball World Cup qualifiers but did not qualify for the FBWC, and the top 12 teams that did not qualify for the second round of the FBWC.
Five teams from these FOPQTs qualify for the FOQTS.
The teams qualified for the FOPQT will be distributed by continent as follows:
Eight teams from Africa (including one qualified for FOQT)
Eight teams from America (one qualifies for FOQT)
Eight teams from Asia (including Oceania) (one qualifies for FOQT)
16 teams from Europe (one qualified for FOQT)
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FOQT)
A total of 24 teams from all continents can participate in FOQT.
There will be four tournaments, each with six teams, and the winner of each tournament will qualify for the Olympics.
The participating teams are divided as follows:
A team from Africa, the highest ranked team at the FIBA World Cup 2023, not directly qualified for the Games.
A team from America, the highest ranked team at the FIBA World Cup 2023, not directly qualified for the Games.
A team from Asia, the highest ranked team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which does not qualify directly for the Games.
16 teams, the next highest ranked teams at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 who did not directly qualify for the Games
An African team from the FOPQTs
An American team of FOPQTs
A FOPQT Asian team
Two European FOPQTs teams
Women
1. The first competition to be given a direct seat at Paris 2024 is the 2022 Women’s Basketball World Championship (FWBWC), which will take place in Australia from September 22 to October 1.
A place will be allocated to the winner of the FWBWC.
2. The last 11 places will be decided via the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments. These tournaments are held in two rounds: the Women’s Pre-Qualification Tournaments (FWOPQT) and the Women’s Qualification Tournaments (FWOQT). Details are given below.
FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (FWOPQT)
A total of 22 teams will participate in the FWOPQT. There will be two four-team tournaments in Asia and America and one six-team tournament in Africa. The top two teams from each tournament qualify for the FWOQTs.
Participating teams will be selected based on the FIBA Women’s Continental Cups 2023, with the top-ranked teams qualifying as listed below.
Six teams from Africa
Eight Teams of America
Eight teams from Asia (including Oceania)
Note that unless the winner of the Women’s World Cup is European, she will participate in these FWOPQTs.
FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FWOQT)
A total of 16 teams from all continents/geographical regions will qualify for the FWOQTs. There will be four tournaments, each with four teams. Basically, each continent/geographical region should host one of the qualifying tournaments.
The top three teams from each tournament qualify for the Olympic Games.
The teams participating in the FWOQT are distributed as follows:
Two teams from Africa (qualified by the FWOPQT in Africa)
Four teams from America (qualified by the FWOPQT in America)
Four teams from Asia (qualified teams from Asia and Oceania qualified via FWOPQT in Asia)
Six European teams (France + the top five teams from the last FIBA Women’s EuroBasket).
Note that the FIBA Board reserves the right to confirm until June 1, 2023 whether the FWOPQT will take place. If the FWOPQTs are not contested, the specified number of teams per continent will qualify directly for the FIBA Continental Women’s FWOQTs Cups 2023.
In addition, the host country of the Olympic Games and the winners of the FWBWC 2022 will participate in the FWOQTs.
What is the schedule for the Paris 2024 basketball competition?
Paris 2024 basketball competitions will take place from July 27 to August 11, 2024.
The preliminary phase is currently planned for Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lilleduring the final phaseBercy Arena in Parisbut is still subject to approval and related agreements.
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Basketball players to watch at Paris 2024
Men
The United States will once again be the team to beat at Paris 2024. The men’s team have won their last four gold medals, including the most recent at Tokyo 2020 where they beat France in the final. San Antonio Spurs Legend Train Greg Popovitchthe USA won the title with many NBA stars including Kevin Durant, Zach Lavine, Vert Draymond et Jayson Tatum.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr He’s now the head coach of Team USA and chances are his star, the four-time NBA champion Stephen CurryHe is part of the team, in particular because he explained that despite all his titles, he is not “in place” because “he has to go and play for coach Kerr at Paris 2024”.
France will also go for gold on home soil after a superb performance against USA in the Tokyo 2020 final. Rudy Gobert et Evan Fournier They will be among the French stars and with NBA center Joel Embiid recently granted French citizenship, the hosts could have what it takes to pull off the feat in France.
Slovenia, who reached the semi-finals of Tokyo 2020, could also be strong contenders with the leader Luc Doncicthree-time NBA All-Star, in their ranks.
Women
USA’s dominance in women’s competition is even more significant: the team has won all of its last seven Olympic gold medals. Since women’s basketball entered the Olympic program in Montreal in 1976, she has won nine of the twelve titles at stake.
At Tokyo 2020, WNBA stars Sue Vogel et Diana Taurasi they won their fifth Olympic title, the only basketball players to do so, surpassing another legend: Thérèse Edwards.
Bird will retire after the 2022 WNBA season, but Taurasi could have a presence in Paris as she recently became the first American League player over 40 to score 30 points in a single game with her team, the Phoenix Mercury. . Alone in the NBA Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malon et Dirk Nowitzki They accomplished a similar feat.
The United States remain favorites for an eighth consecutive title, but France will also be in contention with the shooter Marine Jeanwho plays for New York Liberty and the young big forward Iliana Rupert on your list.
Also Belgium, which has improved a lot in recent years thanks to the players Emma Meessemanncould cause an upset after the Tokyo 2020 quarter-finals when they lost to hosts Japan (86-85).
With an engaging style of play and the tallest player (1.85m), Japan could still be a competitive team in major tournaments in France and Australia.
Paris 2024 basketball playoff schedule
September 22 – October 1, 2022: Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022, Australia
June 2023: FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023
August 2023: FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
August 25 – September 10, 2023: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
November 2023: FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
November 30, 2023: The NOCs confirm to FIBA the use of the allocated quotas for the women’s and men’s events.
February 2024: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024
TO CONFIRM: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024
July 8, 2024: Deadline for registration for sporting events for Paris 2024
July 26 – August 11, 2024: Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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