AP Photo/Hiro KomaeJapan’s supporters cheer the team during the second half of their Basketball World Cup classification match against Cape Verde in Okinawa, southern Japan, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — FIBA has confirmed the 19 national teams that used the World Cup to play their way into last-chance qualifying tournaments for the Paris Olympics next summer. The four winners of those tournaments will reach the Paris Olympics, where they’ll join France, World Cup champion Germany, Serbia, Canada, the U.S., Australia, Japan and South Sudan in the Olympic field. The World Cup is the primary qualifier for the Olympics. France got its bid as the host nation and the seven other teams with spots already secured got them through their finish at the World Cup.

Source: Daily Nation September 12, 2023 14:09 UTC