Olympic Games 2024 in Paris: draw for women’s and men’s basketball tournaments will take place on March 19

Will France win another Olympic medal in basketball? Reply from July 27 in Villeneuve-d’Ascq. But before seeing the best basketball players on the planet compete in the north of France at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the draw will take place on March 19 in Mies, Switzerland.

To select and seed the teams for the women’s tournament, FIBA ​​turned to Australian Penny Taylor, a silver medalist in 2004 and 2008 with the Opals. For the men, the honor will go to Carmelo Anthony. The former New York Knicks winger and Team USA gold medalist in 2008, 2012 and 2016 will be in charge of the draw process.

The women’s draw will bring together 12 teams at the Games: Germany, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, USA, Spain, France, Japan, Nigeria, Puerto Rico and Serbia. The Americans are the heavy favorites for the tournament, having won seven titles in a row. Together with Marine Johannes and Gabby Williams, the French women will have their say and will fight for a third medal after silver in 2012 and bronze in 2021.

On the men’s side, France will have many opponents to watch out for, such as Germany, the reigning World Cup champion, Serbia, the finalist of the last World Cup, Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the USA and their five-star armada, Australia, as well as Japan and South Sudan, the surprise of the last World Cup.

The final four tickets will be awarded during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), which runs from July 2 to 7. Among the applicants, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Italy and the Bahamas will try to confirm their participation.

The draw will be based on the FIBA ​​World Rankings as well as continents. France and the women are ranked 3rd in the rankings, while the Blues are 9th among the men. Please note that the draw will be broadcast on the FIBA ​​YouTube channel.