2024 Paris Olympics: China to send men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams to Games after securing top global rankings
- China’s women rank first in the world after Fiba qualifying events, while the men rank third
- US teams qualify for both events, while Serbia’s men and France’s women also secure places
China’s men and women have both qualified for the 3x3 basketball competition at next year’s Paris Olympics.
Although qualifying is far from over, the nation’s teams have reached November ranked in the top three in the world, which gains them automatic entry.
On the men’s side, Serbia topped the list, followed by the United States and China, while in the women’s rankings, China were top, with the US and France next in line.
Bronze medallists when the sport made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, China’s women will again face tough competition from the US, who won gold. The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won silver in Japan, but there is no guarantee they will be allowed to compete this time around because of their country’s invasion of Ukraine.
China’s men, meanwhile, can do no worse than in Tokyo, where they were finished last among the eight teams taking part. Latvia won gold, with ROC taking silver and Serbia claiming bronze.