Basketball Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

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Basketball Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

 

Qualifying Timeline - Men

EVENT	DATE	STATUS
2014 FIBA World Cup (ESP)	31.08.2014-14.09.2014	Completed
Host Quota	09.08.2015	Completed
2015 FIBA Oceania Championships (Various Places)	15.08.2015-18.08.2015	Completed
2015 AfroBasket (Rades, TUN)	19.08.2015-30.08.2015	Completed
2015 FIBA American Championships (Mexico City, MEX)	31.08.2015-12.09.2015	Completed
2015 EuroBasket (Various Places)	05.09.2015-20.09.2015	Completed
2015 Asian Championships (Changsha, CHN)	23.09.2015-03.10.2015	Completed
2016 World Qualifying Tournaments (Various Places)	04.07.2016-10.07.2016	Completed

 

Qualifying Timeline - Women

EVENT	DATE	STATUS
2014 World Championships (TUR)	27.09.2014-05.10.2014	Completed
2015 Womens EuroBasket (Various Places)	11.06.2015-28.06.2015	Completed
Host Quota	09.08.2015	Completed
2015 American Championships (Edmonton, CAN)	09.08.2015-16.08.2015	Completed
2015 Oceanian Championships (Various Places)	15.08.2015-17.08.2015	Completed
2015 Asian Championships (Wuhan, CHN)	29.08.2015-05.09.2015	Completed
2015 Womens AfroBasket (Yaounde, CMR)	24.09.2015-03.10.2015	Completed
2016 World Qualifying Tournament (Nantes, FRA)	13.06.2016-19.06.2016	Completed

 

EVENTS

2 (1+1+0)

Men's 1

• Men's Tournament (12 Teams Tournament)

Women's 1

• Women's Tournament (12 Teams Tournament)

 

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Basketball.pdf

 

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MEN'S TOURNAMENT

Qualified Nations:

• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• China
• Croatia
• France
• Lithuania
• Nigeria
• Serbia
• Spain
• United States
• Venezuela

 

 

Total Athletes Qualified  144

Total Nations Qualified  12

 

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WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Qualified Nations:

• Australia
• Belarus
• Brazil
• Canada
• China
• France
• Japan
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Spain
• Turkey
• United States

 

 

Total Athletes Qualified  144

Total Nations Qualified  12

 

[Benolympique 2,398]

Spain disqualified???

[Dejo 8]

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/baloncesto/basket-feb/20160423/401313548543/la-fiba-deja-a-espana-tambien-sin-juegos-olimpicos.html

[Benolympique 2,398]

it is a scandal, all major European nations risk being disqualified: Spain, Lithuania .. ASHAMED !!

[heywoodu 15,135]

23 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

Spain disqualified???

Not yet. 

[Benolympique 2,398]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Not yet. 

I'm worried I hope spain shalt not disqualified ..

[Gianlu33 4,556]

19 minutes ago, Dejo said:

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/baloncesto/basket-feb/20160423/401313548543/la-fiba-deja-a-espana-tambien-sin-juegos-olimpicos.html

FIBA seeks to institute a sports dictatorship 

[heywoodu 15,135]

5 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

FIBA seeks to institute a sports dictatorship 

 

I thought in the end FIBA wants to have a Champions League instead of the weird competitions there are now?