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FIBA has announced that the draw ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments will take place on Feb. 2.

The draw will be held behind closed doors and shown virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eight teams have already qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic Basketball through the 2019 FIBA World Cup, representing five continents.

Those teams are:

  • Africa: Nigeria
  • Americas: Argentina and the USA
  • Asia: Iran and Japan (host)
  • Europe: France and Spain
  • Oceania: Australia

The remaining four spots will be filled by the winners of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments scheduled from June 29 to July 4, 2021.

The four tournaments will be held in Canada (Victoria), Croatia (Split), Lithuania (Kaunas) and Serbia (Belgrade).

Here are the four groups of six teams:

The winner of each of the above four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will take part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (FIBA)

“The 12 teams will be divided into four pots based on the FIBA Men’s World Ranking. The distribution of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments’ future winners is based on the team with the highest ranking in each event. The Draw will distribute the teams in three groups of four teams each. There can be a maximum of two European teams in the same group and no more than one team from other continents in the same group. All teams will be drawn and placed into either Group A, B or C,” according to FIBA.

Below is the draw procedure for the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament: