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Gilas Pilipinas will not play in the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers
Gilas Pilipinas will not play in the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments as Asia will be represented by China, Korea and New Zealand.
Olympic hopes still alive for Gilas after China gets eliminated
Gilas Pilipinas’ hopes of making the 2020 Tokyo Olympics stayed alive after host China fell to Venezuela, 72-59 in the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
The loss put China at 1-2, therefore failing to advance to the next round. Poland and Venezuela booked tickets to the second round from Group A.
No Asian team made the second round of the World Cup.
3×3 Basketball added to Olympics
Starting in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 3×3 Basketball will be part of the Olympic Games. There will be 64 athletes/16 teams (32 men and 32 women) that will compete for the Gold Medals.