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Philippines, Serbia and Italy will host the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfiers
FIBA has chosen Philippines, Serbia and Italy as hosts for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held this July 2016. The winners of each tournament will earn a slot for the 2016 Rio Olympics!
Philippine Basketball in 2016
Philippine Basketball in International Tournaments this 2016
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gilas Pilipinas)
Venues: Manila, Serbia and Turin
Dates: July 4-10, 2016
Announcement of FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Hosts moved to January 2016
FIBA was supposed to announce the 3 winning bids for the hosting of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments on November 23, 2015 but decided to move it to January 19, 2016 due to “technical reasons”.
10 countries confirm bid to host FIBA Olympic Qualifiers
10 countries including the Philippines have qualified in the bid to host the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Three countries will be chosen to host the Olympic Qualifiers which will be held from July 4-10, 2016.
Countries that submitted intent to host: Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Serbia and Turkey.
Road to Rio 2016
In order for Gilas Pilipinas to automatically qualify for the 2016 Olympics Basketball in Rio de Janeiro, they must win the Gold Medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China from September 23-October 3, 2015.
