By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The classification round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup has concluded, and Japan and South Sudan have earned their spots alongside Australia and host nation France at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the fight for rankings from 17th to 32nd place, eight more teams have secured their spots in the pre-Olympic qualifiers: Egypt, New Zealand, Finland, Philippines, Lebanon, Mexico, Angola, and Cote D’Ivoire.
Four additional teams will directly qualify for the 2024 FIBA Olympic Tournament: the top two European and the top two national teams from the Americas.
Regarding the Qualifying Tournaments, Egypt, New Zealand, Finland, Philippines, Lebanon, Mexico, Angola, and Cote D’Ivoire are joining the winners of the pre-Qualifying tournaments: Bahamas, Bahrain, Cameroon, Croatia, and Poland.
Another 11 national teams ranked from 1st to 16th place that won’t be going directly to Paris will join them, completing a total of 24 participants who will compete for the final four spots at the Olympic Games.