The last team among the French team sports still in the running to obtain its ticket for the Paris Olympic Games this summer (July 26 – August 11), the French 3×3 basketball team will travel to Debrecen (Hungary) in order to obtain the one of the three remaining tickets. Engaged in two TQOs (Olympic qualifying tournaments) out of three thanks to their world ranking (6th) and their status as host country, the Blues have already burned out a card during the Utsunomyia tournament (Japan) by losing in the semi-finals. .
Four players have been selected to participate in the TQO in Debrecen, from May 16 to 19. Already present during the TQO in Graz in 2021, Raphaël Wilson (35 years old, 1.96 m) will make his return to the French team after a notable season with Lausanne 3×3 on the world circuit. He will be surrounded by two specialists in the discipline in the person of the French number one and 24th player in the world, Franck Séguéla (26 years old, 1.98 m), as well as his teammate on the World Tour, Jules Rambaut (26 years old, 2 .00m). Timothé Vergiat (26 years old, 1.88 m) will complete the French collective.
Finish in one of the first three places
Seeded number 2, France will have to finish in one of the first three places in order to secure one of the last three tickets for Paris 2024. In Pool C (Egypt, Canada, Spain), the first two places will qualify for the quarter-finals in order to aim for historic qualification for the Olympics. In the event of victory in the semi-finals, the Blues would officially qualify. In the event of defeat, they would play a final match to determine which team will win the very last ticket to Paris 2024.
