the tournament of balloon of paris 2024 It will be a sight to behold, and it can be full of surprises. While the United States has captured all the women’s gold medals since Atlanta 1996 y Beijing 2008 in the men’s competition, the level of the other nations has risen considerably over the years.
Could there be a new Olympic champion in two years?
The first clues may come during the international competitions and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments that will take place in the next two years. And it all starts with FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022on September 22.
Find out the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the basketball qualification system for Paris 2024.
How many basketball players will compete in Paris 2024?
A total of 288 players (24 teams) will compete in the basketball tournaments of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The number is the same for women and men: 144 for each gender.
In both tournaments they will compete 12 teams.
One quota place for each gender has been allocated to the host country, France. However, this quota for the host country is subject to a decision by the FIBA Central Board to be taken on June 30, 2023. In the event that the Central Board does not award a direct quota place to the host country, the number of teams qualified through the regular process will be increased accordingly.
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What is the basketball qualification route for Paris 2024?
The qualifying process will be significantly different for women and men. Read on for all the details.
men’s tournament
1. The first competition that will provide a direct place for Paris 2024 will be the world Cup FIBA Basketball Championship 2023, scheduled from August 25 to September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
In total, seven quota places will be allocated during this World Cup, distributed among the best teams of the respective continents based on the final ranking and divided as follows:
- two for america
- two for Europe
- one for africa
- one for asia
- One for Oceania
2. The last four quota slots will be allocated through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024. There will be two rounds in each of those tournaments: the Qualifying Tournaments (FOPQTs) and the Qualifying Tournaments (FOQTs). The details are as follows:
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FOPQT)
In total, 40 teams will compete in the FOPQTs, chosen from previous FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. The 40 teams will be made up of 28 teams that played in the second round of the previous FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers but did not qualify for the FBWC, and the top 12 ranked teams of the teams that did not qualify for the second round of the previous FBWC Qualifiers.
Five teams from those FOPQTs will qualify for the FOQTS.
The teams qualified for the FOPQT will be divided by continents, as follows:
- Eight teams from Africa (one will qualify for the FOQT)
- Eight teams from the Americas (one will qualify for the FOQT)
- Eight teams from Asia (including Oceania) (one will qualify for the FOQT)
- 16 teams from Europe (one will qualify for the FOQT)
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FOQT)
In total, 24 teams, representing all continents, can participate in the FOQT.
There will be four tournaments of six teams each, and the winner of each tournament will qualify for the Olympic Games.
The participating teams will be divided as follows:
- A team from Africa, the highest ranked at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that is not directly qualified for the Olympic Games.
- A team from America, the best ranked in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that is not directly qualified for the Olympic Games.
- A team from Asia, the highest ranked in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that is not directly qualified for the Olympic Games.
16 teams, the following highest ranked at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that have not directly qualified for the Olympic Games:
- A team from Africa of the FOPQTs
- A team from America of the FOPQTs
- A team from Asia of the FOPQTs
- Two teams from Europe of the FOPQTs
women’s tournament
1. The first competition that will grant a direct place for Paris 2024 will be the world Cup FIBA Women’s Basketball Championship 2022 (FWBWC), scheduled for September 22 to October 1 in Australia.
One quota slot will be allocated to the winner of the FWBWC.
2. The last 11 quota places will be allocated through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024. There will be two rounds of those tournaments: the Qualifying Tournaments (FWOPQTs) and the Qualifying Tournaments (FWOQTs). The details are as follows:
FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FWOPQTs)
In total, 22 teams will participate in the FWOPQT. There will be two four-team tournaments in Asia and the Americas, and one six-team tournament in Africa. The top two teams from each tournament will qualify for the FWOQT.
The participating teams are selected according to the FIBA Women’s Continental Cup 2023, with the best qualified teams qualifying, as detailed below:
- Six teams from Africa
- Eight teams from America
- Eight teams from Asia (including Oceania)
Please note that the winner of the Women’s World Cup, if not from Europe, will participate in those FWOPQTs.
FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (FWOQTs)
In total, 16 teams, representing all continents/geographical regions, will qualify for the FWOQTs. There will be four tournaments of four teams each. In principle, each continent/geographical region should host one of the Qualifying Tournaments.
The top three ranked teams from each tournament will qualify for the Olympics.
The participating teams in the FWOQT are divided as follows:
- Two teams from Africa (qualified through the FWOPQT in Africa)
- Four teams from the Americas (qualified through the FWOPQT in the Americas)
- Four teams from Asia (qualified through the Asia Oceania FWOPQT)
- Six teams from Europe (France + the top five ranked teams from the last FIBA Women’s EuroBasket).
The FIBA Central Board reserves the right to confirm whether the FWOPQT will take place before June 1, 2023. In the event that the FWOPQTs are not played, the specified number of teams per continent will qualify for the FWOQTs directly from the FIBA Women’s Continental Cups 2023.
It should also be noted that the host country of the Olympic Games and the winners of the FWBWC 2022 will participate in the FWOQT.
What is the basketball competition schedule for Paris 2024?
The Paris 2024 basketball competitions will be held from July 27 to August 11, 2024.
The preliminary phase is currently planned in the Estadio Pierre Mauroy of Lilleand the final phase in the Bercy Arena in Parisbut is still subject to approval and relevant agreements.
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Basketball players to watch at Paris 2024
men’s tournament
The United States will again be the team to watch at Paris 2024. The men’s team has won the last four gold medals, including the last one available at Tokyo 2020, where they beat France in the final. Coached by the legend of the San Antonio Spurs, Greg Popovichthe United States won the title with many NBA stars, such as Kevin Durant, Zach LaVine, Draymond Green y Jayson Tatum.
The coach of the Golden States Warriors, Steve Kerris now the coach of the USA team and there is a good chance that his star, the four-time NBA champion Stephen Currybe part of the team, especially since he has stated that, even with all his titles, “he is still not good”, since “he has to go play with coach Kerr in Paris 2024.”
France will also seek gold at its home Games, after a great performance against the United States in the Tokyo 2020 final. Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier will be some of its stars and, with the recent granting of French nationality to the center of the NBA Joel Embiid, they may have enough to cause an upset in France.
Slovenia, who reached the semi-finals of Tokyo 2020, can also be a strong contender, with point guard Luka Doncica three-time NBA All-Star, among its ranks.
We must also take into account Spain, world champion in 2019, which, despite the fact that it will not have two of its great sports legends on the track, the brothers Pau y Marc Gasolhas a large constellation of players, led by Ricky Rubio.
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women’s tournament
The United States’ dominance of women’s basketball is even greater, as the team has won the last seven Olympic gold medals. Since women’s basketball was added to the Olympic program for Montreal 1976, they have won nine of the twelve titles at stake.
At Tokyo 2020, the stars of the WNBA Sue Bird y Diana Taurasi they won their fifth Olympic title, the only female basketball players to do so, as they surpassed another legend: Teresa Edwards.
Bird will retire after the 2022 WNBA season, however Taurasi could be in Paris as she recently became the first American League player over 40 to score 30 points in a single game for her Phoenix team. Mercury. In the NBA, only Michael Jordan y Dirk Nowitzki They have accomplished such a feat.
If the United States remains the great favorite to win its eighth consecutive title, France will also be one of the contenders, with the escort Marine Johanneswho plays for the New York Liberty, and the young power forward Iliana Rupert among your template.
Belgium, which has improved a lot in recent years thanks to players like Emma Meessemancould also surprise after passing through the Tokyo 2020 quarterfinals, where they lost against the host country, Japan (86-85).
With an attractive style of play and a 1.85m tall player, Japan can also be one of the teams to watch in France, as well as the Australia team, which is always competitive in the big competitions.
Once again, Spain is shown as one of the rivals to beat, despite the withdrawal after Tokyo 2020 of its captain, Laia Palauwho has led the team in recent years.
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Basketball qualification schedule for Paris 2024
September 22 – October 1, 2022: FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022, Australia
June 2023: EuroBasket Femenino FIBA 2023
August 2023: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
August 25 – September 10, 2023: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
November 2023: FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
November 30, 2023: the NOCs will confirm to FIBA the use of the allocated quotas for the men’s and women’s events
February 2024: FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024
TO BE CONFIRMED: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024
July 8, 2024: deadline for sports registrations for Paris 2024
July 26 – August 11, 2024: Olympic Games Paris 2024
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