The road to 2024 Paris Olympics remains wide open for Gilas Pilipinas and the rest of the Asian teams although they will be scrambling to catch up with Japan who managed to gain some head start after emerging at the end of the first round as the lone Asian team with a victory.
The road to 2024 Paris Olympics remains wide open for Gilas Pilipinas and the rest of the Asian teams although they will be scrambling to catch up with Japan which managed to gain some head start after emerging at the end of the first round as the lone Asian team with a victory.
The Nationals begin the classification stage for the 17th to 32nd spots, of course, with the objective of finishing as the best Asian team and claiming the direct Olympic berth in mind. Carrying over the records from the first round, Gilas will play two more games, the first one slated on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum against either Asian rival China, high-ranking Puerto Rico and World Cup debutant South Sudan.
As for Jordan and Iran, the two Asian teams are being pitted against global powers USA and Spain respectively as of press time.
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