(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Three opponents ofAzerbaijan's women's 3x3 basketball team, which won a license tothe Paris-2024 Summer Olympics, have become known, Trend reports via Idman .
According to the information, the team consisting of TiffanyHayes, Alexandra Mollenhauer, Dina Ulyanova, and Mercedes Walkerbecame the fourth team to receive a license to the OlympicGames.
Only three teams have earned this right early. France receivedthis license based on the rights of the host.
Two teams have this right, based on the FIBA ranking. These arethe national teams of the USA and China.
Only 8 teams will compete in Paris. The last four teams will bedetermined in the next two license tournaments (in Japan andHungary). In Japan, one team will be determined; in Hungary,three.
For the second time in history, the Olympic program included a3x3 basketball format. The Azerbaijani team, which failed to takepart in Tokyo 2020, achieved its goal at the second attempt.
The US team won in Japan. The Russian Olympic Committee tooksecond place, China took third place, and France was fourth. Theparticipating countries included Japan, Italy, Romania, andMongolia. Then eight teams played seven rounds on a round-robinsystem. The teams ranked 1-2 places went to the semifinals, andthose ranked 3-6 places went to the playoffs.
To note, Azerbaijani basketball players also entered the historyof Azerbaijani sport as the first team to qualify for the OlympicGames in team sports.
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