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The US men’s 3x3 basketball team have failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after the 2019 world champions lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the qualifying tournament on Sunday.
While the US women sealed a spot at the Games with a 21-13 win over Spain in the semi-finals, the US men lost 21-16 to the Dutch, who qualified along with Poland and Latvia.
The July 23-August 8 Tokyo Games will mark the first time 3x3 basketball will be staged at an Olympics, with eight countries qualifying for the men’s event.


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Eight countries will compete in 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Games when it’s contested for the first time



Eight countries will compete in 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Games when it’s contested for the first time.


Tokyo Games 2020: world champions US fail to qualify for 3x3 men’s basketball

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Eight countries will compete in 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Games when it’s contested for the first time