Bahamas, Bahrain, Cameroon, Croatia, and Poland are celebrating success at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2023.<\/p>\n
All five countries remain on the Road to Paris 2024 and will take their place at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments next year after punching their respective tickets.<\/p>\n
Bahamas celebrated a memorable triumph at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in La Banda, Argentina. They finished in top place by overcoming Argentina with an 82-75 win in the Final to collect the ticket available for the FIBA Americas region. Eric Gordon was fantastic for Bahamas once again with 27 points and 6 made three-pointers.<\/p>\n
Bahrain advanced after posting a flawless campaign at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Damascus, Syria. Led by some excellent displays by team leader Mustafa Rashed, they took the ticket allocated to the FIBA Asia region.<\/p>\n
Cameroon were victorious at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Lagos, Nigeria. They beat Senegal 80-74 in the decisive game thanks to a game-high 19 points from Samir Gbetkom and 14 assists from Jeremiah Hill as they took the place on offer for the FIBA Africa region.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Europe, there were two spaces on offer via the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Gliwice\/Tallinn, Poland-Estonia who co-hosted, as well as in Istanbul, Turkiye.<\/p>\n
In Gliwice, there was joy for Poland in front of their own fans as they beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 76-72 in an exciting Final. It was Aleksander Balcerowski who shone most brightly throughout, serving up a typically influential display in the showpiece game.<\/p>\n
In Istanbul, Croatia won the Final against hosts Turkiye 84-71 with Dario Saric being an inspiring leader for his national team. His 22 points and 11 rebounds provided the foundation for Croatia to land the coveted OQT ticket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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