A national team loyal to Olympic sports

Excluding European teams SpainIt is present in all editions of . Olympic Games Since 2000. Bahamas In the final match of Before the Olympics of Valencia On Sunday (86-78), the Spanish team promised to continue this excellent record that keeps Spanish basketball among the world’s elite.

only united states of america and Australiahas matched this streak of consecutive appearances in recent editions in the less demanding global classification zone.

In terms of world rankings, the United States leads the way among the 20 participating countries (all since the inception of the basketball tournament), followed by Australia and Brazil (both with 16). Spain The United States continues to hold the top spot in the current rankings, coming in fourth at 14th place. FIBA but Spainhe has been in this privileged position for some time now. worldand keep pushing to get it back.

If we don’t play the game, Atlanta The common thread for this streak in the 1996 Spanish team was: Rudy Fernández plays in all five games game Then, if nothing prevents it, it will be the sixth for Paris, and the Balearic Islands forward will become the first basketball player in the world to reach this milestone of tenacity.

“I was lucky to survive five years. I told them that if it had been six I would have been very happy, but I asked them to fight and compete for the Olympics because we are a family,” the Mallorcan forward said emotionally about his teammates after the claimed victory. Bahamas It has led to the extension of his career and his records. The captain of the national team stressed that now, in what is his last tournament as a professional, he “has to enjoy this Olympics”, because he promised his father when he passed away and because now he feels “very grateful for the work” he has done to reach this tournament. He is grateful for this and for being able to “continue to enjoy this team and this family”.

Excluding the host France, state I participated They are the only country to represent four basketball teams in the Olympics. Paris (5×5 and 3×3 for male and female versions). SpainThe girls’ 5×5 and 3×3 teams also joined the team, coming in second out of three teams. Canada, Australia, Germany and Serbia.

Rest Week

After a spectacular victory, Bahamas With this classification decided, the Spanish team will now have a week to rest and recover before taking on the Olympic Games. The team is scheduled to meet again next Monday the 15th to resume training. Madrid.

Scariolo and his technical team are confident that the two injured players will be able to recover during this period. Alex Abrines and Juancho HernangomezBoth men missed the final pre-Olympic bouts, with Abrines suffering a small muscle strain and Juancho feeling discomfort in his left adductor muscle.

His condition will determine the coach’s final decision to select the final group of 12 players who will travel to Paris. Sergio Scariolo In the match against Valencia, it was forward Joel. vinelike the young Sergio de Larrea, who took part in the preparations as a “guest” and covered for Lorenzo’s absence, remaining with the group until a few days before the start of the tournament. brown And Juan Nunez.