Listos los grupos de baloncesto para las Olimpiadas de Río 2016

Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments

MIES, Switzerland (Rio 2016 Olympic Games) - The Official Draws of the Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments for Men and Women took place at the House of Basketball on Friday afternoon.

Here are the results of the two draws:

Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament (6-21 August)
Group A: 1. OQT 1; 2. USA; 3. Venezuela; 4. OQT 2; 5. China; 6. Australia.
Group B: 1. Argentina; 2. Spain; 3. Brazil; 4. Lithuania; 5. OQT 3; 6. Nigeria.

Teams designated as OQT 1, OQT 2 and OQT 3 will be those qualifying through the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) in Belgrade (Serbia), Manila(Philippines) and Turin (Italy) from 4-10 July. They will be drawn into the Olympic Basketball Tournament's three (3) vacant positions following the conclusion of the last game in Manila on Sunday 10 July.

2016 Rio Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament (6-20 August)
Group A: 1. WOQT 5; 2. Japan; 3. Brazil; 4. Australia; 5. WOQT 3; 6. WOQT 1.
Group B: 1. Canada; 2. WOQT 4; 3. USA; 4. Senegal; 5. Serbia; 6. WOQT 2.

Teams designated as WOQT 1, WOQT 2, WOQT 3, WOQT 4 and WOQT 5 will be those qualifying through the 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) in Nantes, France from 13-19 June. They will be drawn into the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament's five (5) vacant positions following the conclusion of the last game in Nantes on Sunday 19 June.

On hand for this milestone event on the Road to Rio 2016 were distinguished guests including: FIBA Secretary General Emeritus, Mr Borislav Stankovic; FIBA President, Mr Horacio Muratore; FIBA Honorary President and FIBA Foundation President, Mr Yvan Mainini; FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member, Mr Patrick Baumann; FIBA Africa President and FIBA Vice-President Hamane Niang; FIBA Europe President and FIBA Vice-President, Mr Turgay Demirel. They were joined by members of FIBA's Central Board and FIBA's Executive Committee.

Competition System for Olympic Basketball Tournaments (Men and Women)
Both men's and women's tournaments will open with a Group Phase played in a round robin format (each team faces the other five (5) in its group). The top four (4) classified teams from each group will then move on to the Final Phase which will be played in a standard knock-out system consisting of Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Bronze Medal Game and Gold Medal Game.

Team USA gana su sexto FIBA U19 Women's World Championship consecutivo

USA claim sixth FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship title in a row

CHEKHOV/VIDNOE (2015 FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship) - The United States made it a stunning sixth consecutive title after successfully defending their crown at the 2015 FIBA U19 Women's World Championship by holding off host nation Russia 78-70 in Sunday’s Final.

A’ja Wilson had 30 points to set a new record for most points scored in a game by a USA player in the competition. The USA have won the last six editions of the tournament dating back to 2005. By finishing second, Russia returned to the podium for the first time since 2001.

Australia claimed the last step on the podium for a second time in a row after fending off a comeback by Spain to complete a 69-62 success in the Third-Place Game.

Wilson was rewarded for her fine play in the Final and throughout the Championship by being named the Most Valuable Player, presented by Tissot. She headlined the All-Star Five and was joined by team-mate Napheesa Collier, Russia’s Maria Vadeeva and Daria Kolosovskaia and Alanna Smith of Australia.

In the Classification Games, France held off Belgium 53-40 for fifth place, China cruised past Canada 67-47 to finish seventh, while Netherlands came in ninth after beating Brazil 83-72, Serbia saw off Mali 58-46 for 11^th place, Korea grabbed 13^th place with a 78-67 defeat of Chinese Taipei and Argentina defeated Egypt 50-43 for 15^th place.

Final standings of the 2015 FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship:
1. USA
2. Russia
3. Australia
4. Spain
5. France
6. Belgium
7. China
8. Canada
9. Netherlands
10. Brazil
11. Serbia
12. Mali
13. Korea
14. Chinese Taipei
15. Argentina
16. Egypt

Todo listo para el Mundial Femenino de Baloncesto FIBA en Turquía 2014

Todo listo para el Mundial FIBA 2014 en España

Aquí pueden ver los 24 equipos rumbo al Mundial de Baloncesto 2014, los ranking del 1 al 50, como será el sistema del Mundial, los grupos y cede del Mundial, entre otros datos.